| 单词 | bleak |
| 释义 | bleak adjective¹ 1without hope没有希望verbs | adverb verbs➤appear, be, look, seem显得前途暗淡；没有希望；看上去很渺茫；好像没有希望▸➤become变得前途暗淡▸➤remain仍然没有希望adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常渺茫◆prospects for the industry are extremely bleak.这个行业的前途极其暗淡。➤increasingly愈加渺茫bleak adjective² 2bare/empty/without pleasant features凄凉verbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem凄凉；看起来荒凉；好像凄凉◆the landscape looked bleak and desolate in the rain.景貌在雨中看起来荒芜凄凉。➤become变得荒凉adverb➤very非常凄凉▸➤rather相当萧瑟◆it was a rather bleak and dismal place.这个地方又荒凉又萧瑟。 bleak /bliːk/ adjective (bleaker, bleakest) not encouraging or giving any reason to have hope 无望的；令人沮丧的◆bleak sales figures 令人沮丧的销售数字◆economists say the outlook for (= the future of) the economy is bleak. 经济学家称经济前景暗淡。☞ bleak bleak /bliːk/ (especially written) (of a place) exposed, empty or with no pleasant features（地方）无遮掩的，荒凉的，索然无味的◆there is just a bleak expanse of concrete.只有一大片索然乏味的混凝土建筑群。◆it was a small bleak town near the main highway.那是主干道附近一个萧索的小镇。 bleak /bliːk/ (of weather) very cold and unpleasant（天气）阴冷的◆she left on a bleak november day.她在十一月份一个阴冷的日子离开了。note 辨析 which word? harsh weather or conditions make living physically difficult; harsh is used especially when these conditions exist all the time in a place or last for a long time. severe weather may last only a short time, but can cause immediate danger, not just difficulty over a longer period. hard typically describes a winter (= harsh) or a frost (= making the ground very hard). bleak describes a time, such as a day or a winter, that makes you feel depressed, whether or not life is physically difficult. * harsh 修饰天气或状况时指生活条件艰苦，尤指某地终年或长期生活条件恶劣； severe 修饰天气时，不仅指由于天气长期恶劣而不便，也指会在短时间内造成直接危害； hard 常描述 winter，指严冬，或描述 frost，指霜冻。bleak 与 day 或 winter 等表示一段时期的词搭配，指使人感到情绪低落，与生活条件艰苦与否无关。 bleak /bliːk/ (of a situation) without much hope of success or improvement in the future（状况）不乐观的，无望的，暗淡的◆the future looks bleak for the fishing industry.渔业前景暗淡。◆the report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town.报告把这个镇子描绘得过于惨淡。▸ bleakly adverb◆'there seems no hope,' she said bleakly.“好像没希望了。”她黯然地说。bleak/bli:k ||; blik/adj1. (used about a situation) bad; not encouraging or hopeful （指情势）不妙，黯淡: ◇a bleak future for the next generation 下一代的黯淡前途 2. (used about a place) cold, empty and grey （指地方）荒凉的: ◇the bleak arctic landscape 荒凉的北极景观 3. (used about the weather) cold and grey （指天气）寒冷而阴沉的: ◇a bleak winter's day 寒冷而阴沉的冬日 ➔bleakly adv ➔bleakness noun [u] bleaksee ⇨ hope 9 ⇨ sad 4 bleak /blik; bliːk/adj 1. a bleak situation seems very bad and unlikely to improve 没有希望的:◇without a job, the future seemed bleak. 没有工作，前景就显得暗淡。 2. cold and unattractive 萧瑟的，阴郁的:◇a bleak november day 十一月里阴冷的一天◇the bleak landscape of the northern hills 北部山丘地区荒凉的景色 |
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