faintly是什么意思？

faintly

英[feɪntlɪ] 美[feɪntlɪ]

• adv. 微弱地，隐约地，虚弱地，有点；

形容词：faint;

例句

• A faintly comic figure, he fears ridicule above all else. 他是个不怎么滑稽的人物，最害怕被人嘲笑。
• a faintly mocking smile 略带嘲讽的微笑
• She looked faintly amused. 她看上去有点被逗乐了。
• The boys'refrain came faintly up to Wilson like a nursery rhyme. 小孩们像唱儿歌似地反复喊着一句话,隐隐约约地传进威尔逊的耳朵里.
• A beginning beard faintly shadowed his chin and lean cheeks. 从他的下巴和瘦削的面颊上可以依稀看到刚长出来的胡须.
• Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her. "她想象着他所描绘的一切,心里不禁有些刺痛.
• He enunciated, quietly, but in something like his usual modulated and faintly histrionic tone. 他清晰地说, 虽然是轻声的, 却依旧是他平时那种抑扬有致,微微带些戏剧性的声调.
• John smiled faintly and shook his head. 约翰微微笑了笑，摇了摇头。
• He is a faintly comical figure who fears being made fun of. 他是个害怕被别人取笑的有点儿滑稽的人物.
• He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew. 他已经在略带霉味的床上睡着了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性)微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的
  A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.
  例句
  He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping... 他开始注意到轻微的水滴声。 The room held the faint, sweet odour of pipe tobacco... 房间内有烟斗烟丝的淡淡馨香。
• ADJ-GRADED
  不尽力的;敷衍的;半心半意的
  A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.
  例句
  Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh... 卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。 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。
• VERB
  晕厥;晕倒
  If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
  例句
  She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted... 她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。 I thought he'd faint when I kissed him. 我以为吻他的时候他会晕倒呢。
• ADJ-GRADED
  晕眩的;虚弱无力的
  Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  微弱地;隐约地;虚弱地;有点;稍微
  a faintly mocking smile 略带嘲讽的微笑 A faintly comic figure, he fears ridicule above all else. 他是个不怎么滑稽的人物，最害怕被人嘲笑。 A beginning beard faintly shadowed his chin and lean cheeks. 从他的下巴和瘦削的面颊上可以依稀看到刚长出来的胡须。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. to a faint degree or weakly perceived;
  "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly""stars shining faintly through the overcast""could hear his distant shouts only faintly""the rumors weren't even faintly true"