fainted

IPA/feɪnt/
KK[fˈentɪd]IPA/feɪnt/

fainted — verb

  • faintedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • fainteds3rd person singular
  • fainteding-ing form
  • faintededpast simple

1. to pass out and fall down when your brain briefly gets too little blood

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to pass out and fall down when your brain briefly gets too little blood

例句

Roya fainted during the morning assembly after standing too long in the sun.

The paramedic helped Gita lie flat after she fainted at the station.

intransitive: no object after 'fainted'

同義詞
  • pass out

    more informal; common in everyday speech

  • collapse

    broader term; can happen for many reasons, not just loss of blood to the brain

  • lose consciousness

    more clinical and formal; used in medical contexts

反義詞
  • come to

    to regain consciousness after fainting

  • revive

    to bring someone back to consciousness

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'nearly' or 'almost' when someone comes close to losing consciousness but does not. The subject is always a person or animal — objects and machines cannot faint.

常見錯誤

❌He fainted the heat.
✅He fainted from the heat.
💡'faint' is intransitive; you cannot faint something.
❌She was fainted on the floor.
✅She had fainted on the floor.
💡'faint' is not used in the passive voice.