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bleak

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adj.寒冷的,阴冷的,荒凉的,凄凉的,黯淡的,

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名词:bleakness 副词:bleakly 形容词比较级:bleaker 最高级:bleakest 名词复数:bleak

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bleak


/bli:k; blik/
adj (-er, -est)
1 (a) (of a landscape) bare; exposed; wind-swept (指景物)荒凉的, 裸露的, 光秃秃的
*bleak hills, mountains, moors, etc 荒凉的丘陵、群山、旷野等.
(b) (of the weather) cold and dreary (指天气)寒冷的, 阴沉的
*a bleak winter day 冬天的一个阴冷日子.
2 (fig 比喻) not hopeful or encouraging; dismal; gloomy 无望的; 阴郁的; 黯淡的
*a bleak outlook/prospect 黯淡的前景[前途]
* The future looks bleak. 前途黯淡.

bleak


adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse;Origin: bleikr 'pale, white']
without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
a bleak future/prospect
 The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the future looks bleak .
cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features
 a bleak January afternoon
 The landscape was bleak and bare.
>bleaklyadv
>bleaknessn[U]
1. This is a bleak valley.
    这是个荒凉的山谷。

2. The companies are getting smaller and smaller because of bleak economic conditions and employees fear for their jobs — so they work longer hours.
    由于经济形势黯淡, 公司不断裁员, 雇员担心失去工作, 因此他们工作时间更长。

3. I don´t like the bleak winters in Moscow.
    我不喜欢莫斯科的严冬。

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