| 词组 | faint |
| 释义 | adjective | verb faint1 /feɪnt/ adjective 1. difficult to see, hear, or smellfaint + nounsa faint noise/sound He could hear the faint sound of voices in the room next door.a faint light/glow I could see a faint light in the distance.a faint smell/scent/aroma When I got into the car, I noticed the faint smell of perfume.a faint smile A faint smile crossed his face.a faint trace of sth There was a faint trace of a foreign accent in his voice.the faint outline of sth I could just see the faint outline of the town.a faint memory Her childhood was now only a faint memory.verbsbecome faint The sound became fainter.sound faint His voice sounded faint on the telephone.THESAURUS: faint → dim → quiet (1)2. very small or slightfaint + nounsa faint hope There is still a faint hope that the men may be alive.a faint possibility There is only a faint possibility that he will be fit enough to play.a faint chance The team has a faint chance of winning the competition. adjective | verb faint2 /feɪnt/ verb to suddenly become unconscious for a short timephrasesbe going to faint/be about to faint She turned pale and looked as if she was about to faint. | He thought he was going to faint.be close to fainting He was so hungry, he was close to fainting.faint at the sight of blood Are you one of those people who faint at the sight of blood?faint from hunger/exhaustion He fainted from exhaustion.Faint is often used when saying that someone was very shocked: She almost/nearly fainted when she saw the bill. |
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