fainter

中英词典：fainter

形容词

1. 含义：

• （声音、味道、气味等）微弱的，轻微的
• （颜色、光线等）淡的，暗淡的
• （人）头晕的，昏厥的
• （希望、信念等）模糊的，渺茫的

2. 词语辨析：

fainter, weak, feeble, faint

• fainter：指声音、味道、光线等微弱到几乎察觉不到的程度。
• weak：指力量、影响等不足以产生效果或影响的程度。
• feeble：指身体或力量虚弱而无力的程度。
• faint：指声音、味道、光线等微弱到令人勉强察觉到的程度，也可指人因疲劳、恐惧等而感到头晕或昏厥。

3. 词汇扩充：

faintly：微弱地，模糊地

faintness：微弱，虚弱

4. 近义词：

dim, indistinct, faint, weak

5. 反义词：

strong, distinct, clear, definite

名词

1. 含义：

• 晕厥者，昏倒者

2. 词汇扩充：

faintness：晕厥，昏倒

柯林斯词典

1. 名词：

A fainter is a person who faints.

2. 形容词：

• If you feel faint, you feel weak and as if you are about to fall down.
• If a sound is faint, it is very quiet and difficult to hear.
• If a hope or chance is faint, it is very slight and not very likely to be fulfilled or to happen.

牛津词典

1. 名词：

A fainter is a person who faints.

2. 形容词：

• (Of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
• Feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness.
• Lacking strength or enthusiasm; feeble.

用法

形容词用法

1. The sound of the distant waves was fainter now.

2. She felt faint with hunger.

3. His faint smile didn't reach his eyes.

4. There is only a faint hope of finding survivors.

名词用法

1. She was a frequent fainter during her pregnancy.

2. The doctor rushed to attend to the fainter.

例句

1. The streetlights grew fainter as we moved away.（当我们离开时，路灯变得越来越暗。）
2. His voice grew fainter and fainter as he moved away from me.（当他离我远去时，他的声音越来越微弱。）
3. I could smell the faint scent of flowers.（我闻到了淡淡的花香。）
4. She was feeling faint from hunger.（她因为饥饿而感到虚弱。）
5. There was a faint smile on his face.（他脸上露出了一丝微笑。）
6. He had a faint hope of winning the lottery.（他有一丝中奖的渺茫希望。）
7. The doctor rushed to help the fainter.（医生冲去帮助晕倒者。）