英语词汇“bleak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bleak¹

(blēk)

adj. bleak·er, bleak·est

a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge).

b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect.

2. Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic.

3. Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.

[Middle English bleik, pale, from Old Norse bleikr, white; see bhel-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

bleakly adv.

bleakness n.

单词	bleak
释义	bleak¹ (blēk) adj. bleak·er, bleak·est 1. a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge). b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect. 2. Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic. 3. Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes. [Middle English bleik, pale, from Old Norse bleikr, white; see bhel-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] bleakly adv. bleakness n.
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