1 (used about things that you can see, hear, feel, etc) not strong or clear (指景物、声音、感觉等)模糊的,微弱的:
a faint light/sound朦胧的光;微弱的声音There is still a faint hope that they will find more people alive.人们仍然抱一线希望,可能找到更多生还者。
2 (used about people) almost losing consciousness; very weak (指人)失去知觉,眩晕,软弱无力:
I feel faint -- I'd better sit down.我有点头晕,我最好坐下。
3 (used about actions, etc) done without much effort (指行动等)不卖力的,不带劲的:
He made a faint protest.他提出有气无力的抗议。 ➔faintlyadv
not have the faintest/foggiest (idea) to not know at all 完全不知道;毫无概念:
I haven't the faintest idea where they've gone.我根本不知道他们去了哪儿。
faint²
/feɪnt ||; fent/verb
[I] to lose consciousness 失去知觉;昏倒
faint1/fent; feInt/adj 1 difficult to see, hear, or smell 模糊的﹔微弱的﹔暗淡的: a faint noise 微弱的声响2 faint possibility/chance/hope etc a very small possibility etc 极小的可能性/机会/希望等: There's a faint hope they are still alive. 尚存一线希望﹐他们可能还活着。3 if you feel faint, you feel weak and unsteady 虚弱无力的﹔昏眩的: +with He was faint with hunger. 他饿得头昏眼花。4 not have the faintest idea (what/how etc) informal to not know anything at all about something【非正式】根本不知道(什么/如何等) —faintly adv
faint2v [I] if you faint, you become unconscious for a short time 晕倒﹐昏厥 —faint n [C]
faintfaintfainterfaintest1adjective (fainter, faintest)1not clear or strong: We could hear the faint sound of music in the distance.2If you feel faint, you feel that you are going to fall, for example because you are ill or tired.faintfaintfaintsfaintedfaintingfainterfaintest2verb (faints, fainting, fainted)to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, for example because you are weak, ill or shocked: She fainted as soon as she saw the blood.