Word · Frequency #3694
faint
昏厥；晕倒
核心释义
to become unconscious for a short time, usually because of a lack of oxygen to the brain
- 1.
因大脑缺氧或供血不足而晕厥
To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- 2.
失去勇气；变得沮丧
To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- 3.
因脑部供血不足而昏厥
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- 4.
衰败；消失
To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
气馁；失去勇气；消失；凋零；因大脑缺氧或供血不足而晕厥；失去勇气；变得沮丧；因脑部供血不足而昏厥
用法In use
She faints at the sight of blood.
用法提示：动词faint的第三人称单数形式，表示习惯性晕倒。
He fainted from the heat and fell to the ground.
用法提示：动词faint的过去式，描述过去发生的晕倒事件。
The patient is fainting because of low blood sugar.
用法提示：动词faint的现在分词形式，表示正在发生的晕倒动作。
faint from/with sth
用from或with引出原因。
She fainted from the heat.
她因高温而昏倒了。
faint at sth
强调在某个事件或景象发生时昏倒。
He fainted at the sight of blood.
他一看到血就昏倒了。
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搭配Collocations
- faint from hunger
- 因饥饿而昏倒
- She fainted from hunger after skipping meals for days.她几天没吃饭，因饥饿而昏倒了。
- faint at the sight of blood
- 见到血就昏倒
- He nearly fainted at the sight of blood during the operation.手术中他见到血差点昏倒。
- faint away
- 晕过去
- The heat was so intense that several spectators fainted away.天气太热，几名观众晕了过去。
- nearly faint
- 差点昏倒
- I nearly fainted when I heard the shocking news.听到那个震惊的消息，我差点昏倒。
- faint with exhaustion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
faint 谐音'翻倒'，翻倒在地即昏倒。
语境与语域Context & Register
作为动词，意为'昏倒'，通常用于描述因缺氧或情绪激动导致的暂时性意识丧失。语体中性，日常和正式场合均可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words paint, saint, taint, quaint, and plaint all end in -aint and rhyme with faint /feɪnt/. Feint is spelled with -eint but is pronounced identically to faint. All these words share the same /eɪnt/ sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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