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bleak

释义

bleak

adjective

UK /bliːk/

Word Forms

adjective	bleak
comparative	bleaker
superlative	bleakest

1
without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful
Things look very bleak for the team.
Textile workers face a bleak future.
paint a bleak picture (=say that the situation is not hopeful):
The survey paints a bleak picture of an ill and ageing population.
Synonyms and related words
Without hope
the glass is half full (empty)
hopeless
gloomy
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sad or unhappy
sad
unhappy
gloomy
1. 1a
  used about someone’s expression
  a bleak look
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe facial expressions
  absent
  appealing
  beatific
2
a bleak place seems cold and unfriendly and has no pleasant features
a bleak landscape
Synonyms and related words
Not pleasant and enjoyable
unpleasant
bad
awful
1. 2a
  bleak weather is very cold and grey
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe cold weather
  cold
  crisp
  brisk

bleak

adjective

US /blik/

Word Forms

adjective	bleak
comparative	bleaker
superlative	bleakest

1
without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful
Things look very bleak for the team.
Textile workers face a bleak future.
paint a bleak picture (=say that the situation is not hopeful):
The survey paints a bleak picture of an unhealthy and aging population.
Synonyms and related words
Without hope
the glass is half full (empty)
hopeless
gloomy
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sad or unhappy
sad
unhappy
gloomy
1. 1a
  used about someone’s expression
  a bleak look
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe facial expressions
  absent
  appealing
  beatific
2
a bleak place seems cold and unfriendly and has no pleasant features
a bleak landscape
Synonyms and related words
Not pleasant and enjoyable
unpleasant
bad
awful
1. 2a
  bleak weather is very cold and gray
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe cold weather
  cold
  crisp
  brisk

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