bleak

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六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

s. unpleasantly cold and damp

a. 萧瑟的, 荒凉的, 阴冷的

Collins 星级

5,960

BNC 频率

7,297

使用频率

bleak 没有明显的词根词缀，但它的意思是“荒凉的，阴冷的”，可以联想到与悲伤、无望相关的情感状态。

例句

1. The weather was bleak and cold, making it hard to enjoy the day.

天气阴冷，让人难以享受这一天。

2. After losing his job, he felt a bleak sense of uncertainty about the future.

失去工作后，他对未来感到一种阴暗的不确定感。

3. The landscape was bleak, with gray skies and barren trees all around.

风景荒凉，四周都是灰色的天空和光秃的树木。