faint  /f'ent/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  faint
  昏厥,昏倒(a.)微弱的,無力的,模糊的(vi.)昏倒,變得微弱

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Faint \Faint\ (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} (-[~e]r); superl.
     {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p.
     of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf.
     {Feint}.]
     1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,
        faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
  
     2. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly;
        dejected; depressed; as, ``Faint heart ne'er won fair
        lady.'' --Old Proverb.
  
     3. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the
        senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible;
        weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
  
     4. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not
        exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint
        efforts; faint resistance.
  
              The faint prosecution of the war.     --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Faint \Faint\, v. t.
     To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to
     weaken. [Obs.]
  
           It faints me to think what follows.      --Shak.

資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Faint \Faint\, n.
     The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a
     swoon. [R.] See {Fainting}, n.
  
           The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.

資料來源(5): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Faint \Faint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fainted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Fainting}.]
     1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to
        lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or
        mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See
        {Fainting}, n.
  
              Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.
                                                    --Guardian.
  
              If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by
              the way.                              --Mark viii.
                                                    8.

資料來源(6): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  faint
       adj 1: barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or
              loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast
              faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle";
              "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint
              aroma"
       2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the
          distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures
          in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through
          the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim},
           {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
       3: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise";
          "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
          [syn: {feeble}]
       4: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint
          from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt
          light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with
          wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {light}, {swooning},
           {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
       5: indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue
          to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
       6: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
          ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {fainthearted}, {timid}]
       n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient
           blood to the brain [syn: {swoon}, {syncope}, {deliquium}]
       v : pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due
           to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {conk}, {swoon},
            {pass out}]

資料來源(7): Internet Dictionary Project [english-french]

  faint
  	s'e/vanouir[Verb]