faint學測 L3KK [ˈfent] ｜ /ˈfeɪnt/
昏厥；暈倒·昏倒；暈厥·頭暈的；快要昏倒的·微弱的；隱約的
學測常考字，一字身兼形容詞動詞名詞
She didn't eat lunch, and by three o'clock she felt faint and had to sit down.
她沒吃午餐，到下午三點就感到頭暈想昏倒，只好坐下來。
一個畫面：力氣抽乾快昏倒
頭暈眼花血液不足腦部，眼前發黑
體力流失力氣被抽乾，快要撐不住昏倒
聲色轉弱聲音、光線、顏色逐漸變得微弱模糊
義項
暈倒送醫B2noun昏厥；暈倒
The doctor said her faint was caused by low blood sugar.
醫生說她會暈倒是因為血糖過低。
a dead faintfall into a faint
沒吃昏倒C1verb昏倒；暈厥
Sarah hadn't eaten all day, and she suddenly fainted on the floor.
Sarah 一整天沒吃東西，突然昏倒在地上。
faint from hungerfaint with shock
跑完頭暈C1adjective頭暈的；快要昏倒的
After running the marathon, she felt faint and had to sit down.
跑完馬拉松後，她覺得頭暈，必須坐下來。
feel faintgrow faint
微風拂面C1adjective微弱的；隱約的
When she walked out of the room, she felt a faint breeze on her face.
她走出房間時，臉上感覺到一陣微弱的微風。
a faint sounda faint light
片語
feel faint頭暈想倒 →感覺快要昏倒
faint at the sight of看到就發暈 →一看到就快昏倒
a faint smile淺淺微笑 →很淡很淺的笑容
a faint hope一絲希望 →渺茫但仍存在的希望
你會不會這樣說？
faint 和 feint 讀音完全相同，只是意思不同（對/錯）？
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對
兩字發音一樣，但 faint 指暈厥或微弱，feint 指假動作，意思不同。
'She walked out of the room and felt a faint breeze on her face.' 這裡的 faint 意思最接近？(A) 昏倒 (B) 微弱的、隱約的 (C) 怯懦的
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(B)
此句形容微風的強度，對應「微弱的；隱約的」義項，不是身體昏倒。
字族
faintly 微弱地；隱約地・faintness 暈眩感；微弱