1
- (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible（景象, 气味, 声音）微弱的, 依稀的：
the faint murmur of voices.
依稀可闻的咕哝声。
1.1
- (of a hope, chance, or possibility) slight; remote（希望, 机会, 可能性）微小的; 渺茫的：
there is a faint chance that the enemy may flee.
敌人逃跑的可能性很小。
2
- predic. weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness头晕目眩的; 快要失去知觉的：
the heat made him feel faint.
酷热让他头晕目眩。
2.1
- appearing feeble or lacking in strength虚弱的, 无力的：
the faint beat of a butterfly's wing.
蝴蝶翅膀虚弱无力的拍击。
no obj.
1- lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain昏厥, 晕倒。
1.1
- archaic grow weak or feeble; decline〈古〉变得微弱（或虚弱）; 衰落：
the fires were fainting there.
火在渐渐熄灭。
短语
not have the faintest
- informal have no idea〈非正式〉一点也不知道（或不明白）：
I haven't the faintest what it means.
我全然不知它是什么意思。
派生词
faintly
adverb他那略显可笑的神态
faintness
noun词源
Middle English （in sense 2; also in the sense 'cowardly', surviving in FAINT HEART）： from Old French faint, past participle of faindre （see FEIGN）. Compare with FEINT1 .