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bleak 1 AHD[blēk] D.J.[bliːk]K.K.[blik]adj.（形容词）bleak.er, bleak.est - Gloomy and somber; dreary:暗淡的和昏暗的；阴郁的："Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"(John Millington Synge)“艾伦群岛的生活一直是困苦不堪的”(约翰·米林顿·辛格)
- Providing no encouragement; depressing:没有指望的；使人沮丧的：a bleak prospect.暗淡的前景
- Cold and cutting; raw:寒冷和刺骨的；阴冷的：bleak winds of the North Atlantic.北大西洋的冷风
- Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren:无遮蔽的；风吹雨打的和荒凉的：the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.安第斯高山荒凉无树的地区
- Middle English bleik [pale] 中古英语 bleik [灰白]
- from Old Norse bleikr [white] * see bhel- 1源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 bleikr [白] * 参见 bhel- 1
bleakʹly adv.（副词）bleakʹness n.（名词）
bleak 2 AHD[blēk] D.J.[bliːk]K.K.[blik]n.（名词）【复数】 bleak 或 bleaks - A small European freshwater fish of the genusAlburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. 欧鮊鱼：一种体形小的欧鮊属 欧洲淡水鱼，同鲤鱼有关，其银色的鳞片用于制造人造珍珠
- Middle English bleke 中古英语 bleke
- probably alteration influenced by bleke [pale] * see bleak 1可能为 受 bleke的影响 [灰白] * 参见 bleak1
- of *blay *blay的变化
- from Old English blǣge 源自 古英语 blǣge
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