Word · Frequency #5960
bleak
荒凉的；萧瑟的；无遮蔽的
bare, desolate, and windswept; offering no shelter or life
- 1.
Without color; pale; pallid.
无色的；苍白的。
- 2.
offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge
毫无希望的
- 3.
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
荒凉而暴露的；受寒风侵袭的。
- 4.
providing no shelter or sustenance
荒凉贫瘠的
- 5.
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
不快乐的；阴郁的；悲惨的；情感上孤寂的。
- 6.
unpleasantly cold and damp
阴冷潮湿的
无望的；渺茫的；阴冷潮湿的；阴郁的；忧郁的；凄凉的；苍白的；无血色的；无色的；苍白的。
In use
The landscape was bleak and empty under the gray sky.
After losing his job, he faced a bleak future with few opportunities.
The room felt bleak and cold with its bare walls and dim light.
prospects were bleak
Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
bleak winds of the North Atlantic
something is bleak
The landscape is bleak.
Connections
Collocations
- bleak future
- 黯淡的前景
- The economic crisis led to a bleak future for many young people.经济危机导致许多年轻人前景黯淡。
- bleak outlook
- 悲观的看法
- The report paints a bleak outlook for the housing market.这份报告描绘了房地产市场的前景黯淡。
- bleak landscape
- 荒凉的景色
- The traveler walked across a bleak landscape of frozen tundra.旅行者走过一片冻土荒原的凄凉景色。
- bleak winter
- 阴冷的冬天
- They endured a bleak winter with little food or fuel.他们忍受着食物和燃料匮乏的阴冷冬天。
- bleak prospects
- 渺茫的前景
- Without a degree, his job prospects were bleak.没有学位，他的就业前景十分渺茫。
- bleak picture
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想bleak中有leak（漏），阴冷潮湿像漏水，荒凉之地希望全漏掉了。
Context & Register
通常用于描述环境、天气或前景，表示缺乏希望、荒凉或阴冷。中性偏消极，多用于书面或正式语境。
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，不用于比较级和最高级以外的程度修饰。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'bleak' (pronounced /blik/). Beware of 'break', which is spelled similarly but pronounced /breɪk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.