bleak
adj.(形容词)
bleak.er,bleak.est
Gloomy and somber; dreary:
暗淡的和昏暗的;阴郁的:
例句:
.Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult.(John Millington Synge)
.艾伦群岛的生活一直是困苦不堪的.(约翰·米林顿·辛格)
Providing no encouragement; depressing:
没有指望的;使人沮丧的:
例句:
a bleak prospect.
暗淡的前景
Cold and cutting; raw:
寒冷和刺骨的;阴冷的:
例句:
bleak winds of the North Atlantic.
北大西洋的冷风
Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren:
无遮蔽的;风吹雨打的和荒凉的:
例句:
the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.
安第斯高山荒凉无树的地区
来源:
Middle English bleik [pale]
中古英语 bleik [灰白]
from Old Norse bleikr [white] * see bhel-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 bleikr [白] *参见 bhel-
【引伸】
bleak.ly
adv.(副词)
bleak.ness
n.(名词)
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bleak
bleak 2
n.(名词)
【复数】 bleak 或 bleaks
A small European freshwater fish of the genusAlburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.
欧鮊鱼:一种体形小的欧鮊属 欧洲淡水鱼,同鲤鱼有关,其银色的鳞片用于制造人造珍珠
来源:
Middle English bleke
中古英语 bleke
probably alteration influenced by bleke [pale] * see bleak
可能为 受 bleke的影响 [灰白] *参见 bleak
of *blay
*blay的变化
from Old English blôge
源自 古英语 blôge