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bleak
adj (-er, -est)
1
(a) (of a landscape) bare; exposed; wind-swept (指景物)荒凉的, 裸露的, 光秃秃的
bleak hills, mountains, moors, etc 荒凉的丘陵、群山、旷野等.
(b) (of the weather) cold and dreary (指天气)寒冷的, 阴沉的
a bleak winter day 冬天的一个阴冷日子.
2 (fig 比喻) not hopeful or encouraging; dismal; gloomy 无望的; 阴郁的; 黯淡的
a bleak outlook/prospect 黯淡的前景[前途]
The future looks bleak. 前途黯淡.
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