bleak

US /bliːk/
UK /bliːk/
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1.

荒涼的, 陰冷的

lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

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The landscape was bleak and barren.
景色荒涼貧瘠。
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They lived in a small, bleak house on the moor.
他們住在荒原上一間小而陰冷的房子裡。
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desolatebarrenexposedwindsweptbare
2.

黯淡的, 無望的

not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome

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The economic outlook is bleak.
經濟前景黯淡。
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Her chances of recovery look bleak.
她康復的機會看起來很渺茫。
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dismalgloomygrimdepressingunpromising
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brighthopefulpromising