单词 | bleak |
释义 | bleak[bli:k]a. 萧瑟的, 荒凉的, 阴冷的 bleak 1 bleak 1 AHD: [bl¶k] D.J. [bli8k]K.K. [blik]adj.(形容词) bleak.er,bleak.est 1. 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”(&b{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)2. Providing no encouragement; depressing:没有指望的;使人沮丧的:a bleak prospect.暗淡的前景3. 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4. 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语源:1. Middle English bleik [pale] 中古英语 bleik [灰白] 2. from Old Norse bleikr [white] * see bhel- 1源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 bleikr [白] *参见 bhel- 1继承用法:bleak“ly adv.(副词)bleak“ness n.(名词) bleak 2 bleak 2 AHD: [bl¶k] D.J. [bli8k]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 语源:1. Middle English bleke 中古英语 bleke 2. probably alteration influenced by bleke [pale] * see bleak 1可能为 受 bleke的影响 [灰白] *参见 bleak13. of *blay *blay的变化 4. from Old English bl&9{Æge} 源自 古英语 bl&9{Æge} |
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