swoon

英 [swuːn] 美 [swuːn]

• v. 晕倒；动感情
• n. 昏厥；晕倒

英英释义

Noun:

1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Verb:

1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The young man looked at her as if he expected that she would weep or swoon.
   那年轻人看着她,好象他预料到她会哭泣或晕倒。
2. All the girls are swooning over the new maths teacher.
   所有的女同学都迷上了那位新来的数学教师。
3. The young girls swooned when they saw their favorite pop singer.
   年轻的女孩子们一看见她们最喜欢的流行歌星就神魂颠倒起来。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her fright and concern sunk her down in a deep swoon.
   恐惧和担心使她昏厥在地。
2. Did you fall into a swoon after that?
   你受伤时晕倒了吗?
3. Near to me lay Leo, still lost in a swoon.
   我旁边躺着昏迷不醒的利奥。

经典引文

• The snowy crags of the Alps almost made her swoon with fright.

  出自： M. Forster

• All the landscape seems to swoon In the happy afternoon.

  出自： fig.

近反义词

【近义词】

• faint 微弱的
• pass out 昏倒
• blackout 断电
• loss of consciousness 失去知觉,意识丧失...
• unconsciousness 无意识
• black out 用墨等涂掉
• lose consciousness 失去知觉
• stupor 昏迷
• languish 衰弱无力
• collapse （使）倒塌
• keel over 倾覆(翻转)
• deliquium 失神
• conk 鼻子
• syncope [语]字中音省略...