faint
翻譯
微弱的, 模糊的, 頭暈的, 暈倒
例句
I heard a faint cry for help.
我聽到了微弱的求救聲。
I feel faint from the heat.
我熱得快暈倒了。
She fainted when she saw the blood.
她看到血就暈倒了。
文法模式
a ((faint)) + 名詞 微弱的/模糊的... I saw a faint light in the distance.
to feel ((faint)) 感到頭暈 I suddenly felt faint and dizzy.
to ((faint)) 暈倒 He fainted from the shock.
近義詞
同義詞 (形): indistinct (模糊的), weak (虛弱的), dizzy (頭暈的); 反義詞 (形): clear (清晰的), strong (強壯的), loud (響亮的). 同義詞 (動): pass out (昏倒), collapse (倒下).
詞源
源自古法語“feint”,是“feindre”(假裝)的過去分詞。意思演變為“精神不振,虛弱”。
記憶技巧
想像某人“假裝(feign)”生病,然後他真的開始感到虛弱和“頭暈(faint)”。