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faintly adv.微弱地；模糊地 (1) 可以隐约觉得有一点柠檬味。(2) 在工作台上，一个大灯泡发出微弱的亮光。(3) 然后她可以用铅笔淡淡地标出一条瞄准线。(4) 她依稀地看出来有许多的人脸而已。 A sick patient might call faintly for a nurse, and a distant sound, like the murmur of conversation from downstairs, can only be heard faintly. The day after you take down your Christmas tree, your living room might still smell faintly of pine, and a new acquaintance sometimes reminds you faintly of someone you know well. In the 14th century, faintly first meant "timidly," and then "feebly or wearily."

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英 [feɪntli] 美 [feɪntli] (1) One can faintly discern the flavour of lemon.(2) On the bench a large light bulb was glowing faintly.(3) She can then mark faintly in pencil an aim line.(4) She could faintly discern faces, and that was all. Something that's done faintly is very weak, quiet, or almost imperceptible. When you're driving in the fog, you can often just faintly see the car in front of you.

英语单词	faintly
英美音标	英 [feɪntli] 美 [feɪntli]
中文释义	adv.微弱地；模糊地
英语例句	(1) One can faintly discern the flavour of lemon. (2) On the bench a large light bulb was glowing faintly. (3) She can then mark faintly in pencil an aim line. (4) She could faintly discern faces, and that was all.
中文例句	(1) 可以隐约觉得有一点柠檬味。 (2) 在工作台上，一个大灯泡发出微弱的亮光。 (3) 然后她可以用铅笔淡淡地标出一条瞄准线。 (4) 她依稀地看出来有许多的人脸而已。
vocabulary简明	Something that's done faintly is very weak, quiet, or almost imperceptible. When you're driving in the fog, you can often just faintly see the car in front of you.
vocabulary扩展	A sick patient might call faintly for a nurse, and a distant sound, like the murmur of conversation from downstairs, can only be heard faintly. The day after you take down your Christmas tree, your living room might still smell faintly of pine, and a new acquaintance sometimes reminds you faintly of someone you know well. In the 14th century, faintly first meant "timidly," and then "feebly or wearily."

Faintly Discern 英 Feɪntli] 美 Feɪntli Adv.微弱地；模糊地 Flavour Lemon