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faint/feint/ adj., v. & n.●adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; quiet; not clearly perceived 不清楚的;暗淡的;微弱的;模糊的 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined to faint (指人)无力的,昏眩的;行将昏厥的 3 slight, remote, inadequate 微小的,微弱的;不足的 a faint chance 微弱的可能性 4 feeble, half-hearted 软弱无力的;半心半意的;缺乏热情的 faint praise 轻描淡写的赞扬 5 = FEINT2 ●v. intr. 1 lose consciousness from a drop in blood pressure (因血压降低而)失去知觉,昏厥 2 become faint 变得暗淡;变得微弱 ●n. a sudden loss of consciousness; fainting 昏厥,不省人事 □ not have the faintest colloq. have no idea [口]一点儿不知道 □ faintness n.[Middle English from Old French, past part. of faindre FEIGN] |