单词 | bleak |
释义 | bleak 1. adj.   1. bare, exposed; windswept.   2. unpromising; dreary (bleak prospects). Derivatives bleakly adv. bleakness n. Etymology: 16th c.: rel. to obs. adjs. bleach, blake (f. ON bleikr) pale, ult. f. Gmc: cf. BLEACH 2. n. any of various species of small river-fish, esp. Alburnus alburnus. Etymology: ME prob. f. ON bleikja, OHG bleicha f. Gmc |
随便看 |
英语词典包含43808条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。