faint

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faint 作为名词指昏厥或昏倒的状态;作为形容词描述模糊、微弱或无力的事物;作为不及物动词表示昏倒或变得微弱。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为形容词时,常用于修饰名词,如 faint sound(微弱的声音);作为动词时,常与 from 或 with 连用表示原因,如 faint from exhaustion(因疲惫而昏倒)。

• faint hope
• faint with hunger
• faint from heat

介词用法

动词 faint 后常接 from 表示外部原因(如疾病、环境),或接 with 表示内部状态(如情绪、感觉),例如 faint from shock(因震惊昏倒)或 faint with fear(因恐惧昏倒)。

• faint from lack of oxygen
• faint with joy
• faint in the crowd

语域说明

faint 在正式和非正式语境中都常用,但作为动词描述昏倒时更偏向日常或医疗场景;作为形容词描述微弱时,可用于学术、文学或技术文本,如 faint signal(微弱信号)。

• faint memory
• faint glow
• faint possibility

基础例句

She felt faint after standing in the sun for too long.

她在太阳下站得太久后感到头晕。

I heard a faint noise coming from the next room.

我听到隔壁房间传来微弱的声音。

He almost fainted when he saw the blood.

他看到血时差点昏倒。

There's a faint chance of rain tomorrow, so bring an umbrella just in case.

明天下雨的可能性很小,但为了以防万一,还是带把伞吧。

高级例句

The patient exhibited symptoms of fainting due to low blood pressure, requiring immediate medical attention.

患者因低血压出现昏厥症状,需要立即就医。

In the experiment, the faint signal was amplified to detect subtle changes in the data.

在实验中,微弱信号被放大以检测数据中的细微变化。

The contract includes a faint clause that may affect future negotiations, so it warrants careful review.

合同中包含一个模糊条款,可能影响未来谈判,因此需要仔细审查。

Historical records show only a faint trace of the ancient civilization, making archaeological work challenging.

历史记录中仅存古代文明的微弱痕迹,这使得考古工作充满挑战。

高频搭配

verb

feel faintbegin to faintalmost faintmake someone faint

adjective

faint soundfaint lightfaint smellfaint hopefaint memory

noun

a faintfaint of heartfaint linefaint trace

adverb

faintly visiblefaintly heardfaintly remember

preposition

faint fromfaint withfaint at the sight

phrase

not for the faint of heartfaint awayin a faint

常见错误

❌ 错误:I fainted because I was too tired.
✓ 正确:I fainted from exhaustion.

错误用法中 'because' 引导从句较冗长;正确用法使用 'from' 加名词更简洁地道,表示昏倒的直接原因。

❌ 错误:The sound is very faintly.
✓ 正确:The sound is very faint.

错误用法误将副词 'faintly' 用作形容词;正确用法中 'faint' 是形容词,直接修饰名词 'sound',描述声音微弱。

近义词辨析

weak

weak 泛指力量、强度或能力的不足,可用于人或物;faint 更强调模糊、不易察觉或短暂的状态,常与感官(如视觉、听觉)相关。

The signal was weak (强度低) but still audible, whereas the faint glow (微光) was barely visible in the dark.

dim

dim 主要描述光线不足或暗淡,也可引申为前景不明;faint 范围更广,可形容声音、气味、记忆等微弱,且作为动词有昏倒之意。

The room was dim (光线暗) with only a small lamp, but the faint smell (微弱气味) of flowers lingered in the air.