bleak

英 [bliːk]

美 [bliːk]

adj.  不乐观的; 无望的; 暗淡的; 阴冷的; 无遮掩的; 荒凉的; 索然无味的

比较级：bleaker　最高级：bleakest　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5960 / COCA.7297

牛津词典

adj.

• 不乐观的；无望的；暗淡的
  not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope
  1. a bleak outlook/prospect
     暗淡的前景 / 前途
  2. The future looks bleak for the fishing industry.
     渔业前景暗淡。
  3. The medical prognosis was bleak.
     医疗预后不良。
• 阴冷的
  cold and unpleasant
  1. a bleak winter's day
     一个阴冷的冬日
• 无遮掩的；荒凉的；索然无味的
  exposed, empty, or with no pleasant features
  1. a bleak landscape/hillside/moor
     荒芜的景色 / 山坡 / 野地
  2. bleak concrete housing
     索然乏味的混凝土住宅群

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （情形）没有希望的，前景暗淡的
  If a situation isbleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
  1. The immediate outlook remains bleak...
     近期前景依然暗淡。
  2. Many predicted a bleak future.
     很多人都预测前景暗淡。
• ADJ-GRADED （地方）凄清的，荒凉的，萧瑟的
  If you describe a place asbleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive.
  1. The island's pretty bleak.
     这座岛屿一片荒凉。
  2. ...bleak inner-city streets.
     凄清的旧城区街道
• ADJ-GRADED （天气）阴冷的，寒冷的
  When the weather isbleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant.
  1. The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
     沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的
  If someone looks or soundsbleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy.
  1. His face was bleak...
     他脸色阴郁。
  2. Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
     阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。

双语例句

• It's a bleak and desolate part of the country.
  这儿是这座城市中荒凉而了无人烟的地方。
• The time is not bleak, just sad the poem;
  是不是惨淡了时光，才伤感了诗句；
• He said: The outlook remains bleak... There are no signs of an early economic recovery.
  他表示：前景依然惨淡没有任何经济已初步复苏的迹象。
• Although capitalist governments have adopted a series of salvation, but their prospects remain bleak.
  资本主义各国政府虽然采取了一系列的救赎手段，但其发展前景依然黯淡。
• His face was bleak
  他脸色阴郁。
• The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
  沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。
• The immediate outlook remains bleak
  近期前景依然暗淡。
• Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
  阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。
• Lee says the short-term outlook is bleak as severe recession in industrialized economies hurts developing nations.
  李钟和说，由于发达经济体严重的衰退伤害了发展中国家，短期前景看来是严峻的。
• This used to be a bleak and barren gully.
  过去这里是荒凉的穷山沟。