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-
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bleak.ly
adv.(副词)bleak.ness
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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 bleakof *blay *blay的变化 from Old English blôge 源自 古英语 blôge