fainting

英 [ˈfeɪntɪŋ]

美 [ˈfeɪntɪŋ]

v.  昏厥
faint的现在分词

现在分词：fainting　复数：faintings　

BNC.46264 / COCA.34752

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的
  Afaintsound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
  1. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping...
     他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。
  2. The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco...
     房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
  3. He could see faint lines in her face...
     他可以看见她脸上的细纹。
  4. There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
     他内心深处仍怀有一丝隐约的希望：她也许永远不必知晓。
• ADJ-GRADED 不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的
  Afaintattempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
  1. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh...
     卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
  2. A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly...
     一丝敷衍的微笑从那位大人脸上掠过，很快就消失了。
  3. Ten years ago today the US Center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic.
     10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。
• VERB 晕厥;晕倒
  If youfaint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
  1. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted...
     她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
  2. I thought he'd faint when I kissed him.
     我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
  3. Faintis also a noun.
     
  4. She slumped to the ground in a faint.
     她一阵晕眩，跌倒在地。
• ADJ-GRADED 晕眩的;虚弱无力的
  Someone who isfaintfeels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
  1. Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
     心绞痛的其他征兆有恶心、出汗、头昏和气短。

双语例句

• Should we say of somebody who's fainted or knows that they're subject to fainting spells, they never actually believe that they pass out?
  我们该说那些昏倒了，或者是中了昏迷魔法的人，不会相信自己昏倒了吗？
• In extreme heat, vulnerable people are at risk of fainting or even slipping into a coma.
  在极端的热浪中，易受影响的人有晕倒，甚至渐渐昏迷的危险。
• In Pilgrim's Progress, a bundle of myrrh was used to keep Mercy from fainting.
  在《天路历程》，一捆没药被用作保持仁慈。
• She was almost fainting with exhaustion.
  她因精疲力竭而几乎晕倒。
• This should not be confused with symptoms of lightheadedness or fainting.
  要注意分清楚这一点，以免把眩晕与头昏眼花、晕等症状混在一起。
• Symptoms of rheumatic heart disease include: shortness of breath, fatigue, irregular heart beats, chest pain and fainting.
  风湿性心脏病的症状包括：气短、易疲劳、心率不齐、胸痛和眩晕。
• He acted this part as though he had been fainting with desire.
  他演这一角色演得好像欲望令他变成如痴如狂一般。
• She had a heart which fluttered at any excitement and she pampered it shamelessly, fainting at any provocation.
  她的心脏稍稍有点兴奋就怦怦直跳，而她厚着脸皮纵容它，以致一遇到刺激就要晕倒。
• But I have low blood pressure and I kept feeling dizzy and fainting.
  可是我的血压开始降低，并时时感到眩晕、瘫软无力。
• When they arrived at the camp, the refugees were almost fainting from hunger.
  难民到达难民营时，几乎饿昏过去了。