新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

bleak

英  [bliːk]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • bleaker , bleakest

    1黯淡的

    If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.

    近义词

    gloomy

    双语例句

    例:

    The immediate outlook remains bleak.

    近期的前景依然很黯淡。

    2荒凉的

    If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive.

    双语例句

    例:

    The island's pretty bleak.

    这个岛很荒凉。

    3阴冷的

    When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant.

    双语例句

    例:

    The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.

    沿海一带的天气可能会十分阴冷。

    4沮丧的

    If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy.

    双语例句

    例:

    His face was bleak.

    他面容沮丧。