词汇精选:faint的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
微弱的,模糊的
例句:
Form the bottom of the well, the cat's faint cries for help went unheard.
没有人听见猫在井底微弱的呼救声。
例句:
The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco.
房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
不尽力的,敷衍的,半心半意的
例句:
Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.
卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
例句:
A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly.
一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过,很快就消失了。
晕眩的,头晕的,虚弱的,衰弱的,将昏倒似的
例句:
"I am a little giddy," he said in a curiously faint, dull tone.
“我有点头晕”,他用一种虚弱迟钝得有些奇怪的声音说。
例句:
Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
心绞痛的其他征兆有恶心、出汗、头昏和气短。
软弱的,无勇气的
例句:
As the old saw has it, faint heart never won fair lady.
正如古谚所说,软弱的心无法赢得美人。
例句:
The world is full of fools and faint hearts.
这个世界到处是蠢人和怯懦者。
n.
昏阙,昏倒
例句:
She fell down in a dead faint.
她晕倒了。
例句:
He recovered from a faint.
他从昏晕中苏醒过来。
v.
昏倒,头晕 [I]
例句:
He fainted at the sight of his own blood.
他一看到自己的血就晕倒了。
例句:
The young soldier fainted in the hot sun.
那个年轻的士兵在炎炎烈日下晕了过去。
变得微弱,渐渐不明,消失 [I]
例句:
The aroma soon fainted.
香气很快就消失了。
例句:
The sounds fainted away in the distance.
声音在远处逐渐变弱。
二、词义辨析:
vague,dim,indefinite,obscure,ambiguous,faint
这些形容词均含“不明确的,模糊的”之意。vague多指因语言不确切,太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。dim侧重指或因光线暗淡,或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。indefinite指无明确定义或限定,重点或总体轮廓不明确。obscure语气最强,指晦涩难懂。ambiguous指文章或讲话中,意思可能有多种理解,令人捉摸不定。faint指对某事物印象不深,或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。
三、参考例句:
A faint blush came into her cheek.
她的脸上出现了淡淡的红晕。
A faint blush came into her cheek.
她的脸上出现了淡淡的红晕。
The crystals give off a faint glow.
这些水晶发出微弱的光芒。
I seemed to hear faint phantom bells.
我似乎听到了微弱的虚幻的铃声。
She was faint with strife and dejected.
她被争吵弄得精疲力竭,情绪低落。
Pretending to faint was merely an artifice.
假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。
The heat made him feel faint.
炎热使他觉得快要晕倒了。
A faint smile crossed his lips.
他嘴唇上掠过一丝微笑。
A dim, sick, faint feeling came over him.
他心中涌起一阵微微的昏晕恶心的感觉。
The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco.
房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。