To lose consciousness. 失去知觉;晕倒。 He fainted when he heard the news of his wife's accident. 当他听到他太太发生意外时,他昏倒了。 To lose hope and vigor. 灰心;气馁。 in [go into] a dead faint 昏厥;不省人事。 Feeble; inadequate. 垂头丧气的;忧闷的。 Not bright or vivid in color; not loud or clear. 颜色暗淡的;微弱的;模糊的。 Faint heart never won fair lady. 【谚】胆怯者永远得不到美人的芳心;果敢能成事。 不要混淆 faint 和 feint. Faint 意思是短暂地失去知觉,也有微弱、胆怯的意思: She fainted from the heat. 她热得昏过去了。 Feint 是作假拳或假击以转移其注意力(声东击西): The feint on the army's left flank was followed by a frontal attack. 先佯攻军队的左翼,紧接的是一个正面攻击。 n. faintness. adv. faintly. adj. fainthearted. |