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bleak

UK //bliːk//US //bliːk//

词源

源自中古英语 bleik,来自古诺尔斯语 bleikr,意为'苍白',与古英语 blāc(苍白)同源。

adjective

❶ 形容环境或景象荒凉、寒冷、缺乏生机,给人不舒适或压抑的感觉。常用于描述天气、风景或未来前景。

“The landscape was bleak and treeless.”

(这片土地荒凉贫瘠,没有树木。)

“They faced a bleak future after the company went bankrupt.”

(公司破产后,他们面临着黯淡的未来。)

❶ 形容颜色苍白、暗淡,缺乏鲜艳或温暖的感觉。

“The walls were painted a bleak white.”

(墙壁被刷成一种惨淡的白色。)

“Her face turned bleak with fear.”

(她的脸因恐惧而变得苍白。)

同义词:dreary, desolate, grim, barren, hopeless

常见短语

bleak outlook — 指对未来的悲观预期或前景黯淡的看法。

“The economic report painted a bleak outlook for the coming year.”

(这份经济报告描绘了来年黯淡的经济前景。)

bleak landscape — 形容荒凉、缺乏生机的自然景观。

“The explorers trekked through the bleak landscape of the Arctic.”

(探险者们在北极荒凉的景观中艰难跋涉。)