faint
US: /ˈfeɪnt/
UK: /fˈeɪnt/
UK: /fˈeɪnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
faint /feint/
- tính từ
- uể oải; lả (vì đói)
- e thẹn; nhút nhát
- yếu ớt
- a faint show of resistance: một sự chống cự yếu ớt
- mờ nhạt, không rõ
- faint lines: những đường nét mờ nhạt
- a faint idea: một ý kiến không rõ rệt
- chóng mặt, hay ngất
- oi bức, ngột ngạt (không khí)
- kinh tởm, lợm giọng (mùi)
- danh từ
- cơn ngất; sự ngất
- in a deal faint: bất tỉnh nhân sự, chết ngất
- cơn ngất; sự ngất
- nội động từ
- ((thường) + away) ngất đi, xỉu đi
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) nhượng bộ, nản lòng, nản chí
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb, noun
+ adjective (fainter, faintest)
1 that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt: a faint glow / glimmer / light + a faint smell of perfume + We saw the faint outline of the mountain through the mist. + We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. + His breathing became faint.
2 very small; possible but unlikely: There is still a faint hope that she may be cured. + They don't have the faintest chance of winning.
3 not enthusiastic: a faint show of resistance + a faint smile
4 [not before noun] feeling weak and tired and likely to lose consciousness: She suddenly felt faint. + The walkers were faint from hunger.
faintly adverb: She smiled faintly. + He looked faintly embarrassed.
Idioms: not have the faintest (idea) (informal) to not know anything at all about sth: I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant. + He didn't have the faintest idea how the others would react.
more at DAMN v.
+ verb [V] to become unconscious when not enough blood is going to your brain, usually because of the heat, a shock, etc: to faint from hunger + Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted. + I'm nearly fainting with the heat in here. + (informal) I almost fainted (= I was very surprised) when she told me.
+ noun [sing.] the state of losing consciousness: He fell to the ground in a dead faint.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 dim, dull, pale, faded, indistinct, vague, hazy, imperceptible, indiscernible, unclear, blurred, blurry, muzzy, wavering, faltering, ill-defined, weak, feeble, flickering, subdued; low, soft, slight, hushed, muffled, muted, inaudible, stifled:
A faint light burned in the corridor. I heard a faint noise.
2 dizzy, light-headed, unsteady, vertiginous, giddy, Colloq woozy:
I felt faint after climbing the stairs.
v.
3 black out, pass out, lose consciousness, swoon, drop, collapse, Colloq keel over:
She fainted when they told her the news.
n.
4 loss of consciousness, blackout, unconsciousness, collapse, swoon, Medicine syncope:
He dropped in a dead faint.
Collocation dictionary
1 not strong or clear
VERBS
be, look, sound
His voice sounded faint and far away.
| become, grow
The whispers grew fainter and fainter, then stopped altogether.
ADV.
extremely, very
I can't make out the number?it's very faint.
| rather
2 near to losing consciousness
VERBS
be, feel, look
ADV.
extremely, very | almost | a bit, a little, quite
I was beginning to feel a little faint.
PREP.
with
I was faint with hunger.
ADV.
almost, nearly
VERB + FAINT
be about to, be going to
He was so pale she thought he was going to faint.
PREP.
at
He would faint at the sight of blood.
| from
She fainted from lack of air.
| with
She almost fainted with shock.
Concise English dictionary
faints|fainted|fainting|fainter|faintestfeɪnt
noun
+a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
verb
+pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
adj.
+deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
+lacking clarity or distinctness
+lacking strength or vigor
+weak and likely to lose consciousness
+indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
+lacking conviction or boldness or courage
