faintest adj. 一点也不的(用于否定句,加强语气);极小的
- Now,I have the faintest idea how this map came to be in your possession...
现在,这地图是怎么落到你手里的,我一点也不知道... - Now they anticipate where elk will calve and search in a pattern for the faintest scent.
现在,他们预期麋鹿产仔的地方并搜索最微弱的气味。 - Not until the microscope had been discovered could the faintest idea of the texture of the nervous tissue be formed.
在显微镜发明之前,关于神经组织的结构即使是模糊的概念也不可能形成。
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.