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bleak adj.寒冷的,阴冷的,荒凉的,凄凉的,黯淡的, If you and the ten people sharing your lifeboat have been adrift for ten days and are down to your last cracker, your situation is bleak. A near synonym is dismal. Bleak is from Middle English bleik, from Old Norse bleikr "white, pale." This word is related to the English word bleach. ★★☆☆☆ 2017.6

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[bli:k] Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak. David Graddol concludes that monoglot English graduates face a bleak economic future as qualified multilingual youngsters from other countries are proving to have a competitive advantage over their British counterparts in global companies and organizations. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（情形）没有希望的，前景暗淡的 If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak...近期前景依然暗淡。Many predicted a bleak future.很多人都预测前景暗淡。bleaknessThe continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed.美国就业市场的持续低迷被视为罪魁祸首。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）凄清的，荒凉的，萧瑟的 If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive. The island's pretty bleak.这座岛屿一片荒凉。...bleak inner-city streets.凄清的旧城区街道3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（天气）阴冷的，寒冷的 When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant. The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的 If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy. His face was bleak...他脸色阴郁。Alberg gave him a bleak stare.阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。bleakly“什么也没有留下，”她沮丧地说。 'There is nothing left,' she says bleakly.

英语单词	bleak
英美音标	[bli:k]
中文释义	adj.寒冷的,阴冷的,荒凉的,凄凉的,黯淡的,
vocab简明	Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak.
vocab扩展	If you and the ten people sharing your lifeboat have been adrift for ten days and are down to your last cracker, your situation is bleak. A near synonym is dismal. Bleak is from Middle English bleik, from Old Norse bleikr "white, pale." This word is related to the English word bleach.
真题原句	David Graddol concludes that monoglot English graduates face a bleak economic future as qualified multilingual youngsters from other countries are proving to have a competitive advantage over their British counterparts in global companies and organizations.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（情形）没有希望的，前景暗淡的 If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak... 近期前景依然暗淡。 Many predicted a bleak future. 很多人都预测前景暗淡。 bleakness The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed. 美国就业市场的持续低迷被视为罪魁祸首。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）凄清的，荒凉的，萧瑟的 If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive. The island's pretty bleak. 这座岛屿一片荒凉。 ...bleak inner-city streets. 凄清的旧城区街道 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（天气）阴冷的，寒冷的 When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant. The weather can be quite bleak on the coast. 沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的 If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy. His face was bleak... 他脸色阴郁。 Alberg gave him a bleak stare. 阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。 bleakly “什么也没有留下，”她沮丧地说。 'There is nothing left,' she says bleakly.
来源	2017.6

Bleak Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Describe English Ten Situation Word