bleak [bli:k]

adj.

阴冷的;黯淡的;凄凉的

He is in a low spirit because he believes he has bleak prospects.

他心情低落, 因为他相信自己的前途会很凄凉。

近义词synonym

chillyt adj. 冷飕飕的

It's extremely chilly in the mountains at night.

半夜的深山里极其寒冷。

depressing adj. 抑郁的;

Her depressing mood makes me sad.

她抑郁的心情使我悲伤。

desolate adj. 凄凉的;阴郁的

We rarely saw people in the desolate valley.

在这荒凉的山谷里, 我们很少看到人。

词性变化 word-activity

bleakly adv. 荒凉地, 阴冷地；

The wind blows bleakly.

风阴冷的吹着. 

反义词 antonym

flourishing adj. 繁荣的;欣欣向荣的；

The plants in the garden are flourishing.

花园里的植物很繁荣。

promising adj. 有前途的;

He was voted as the most promising male singer of 2008.

他被选为2008年的最佳男歌手。

prosperous adj. 繁荣的；

Taipei is one of the prosperous cities in Taiwan.

台北是台湾最繁荣的城市之一。

学习测试---examination

Such a    ______winter si rare.

1. bleakly; 2. chilly; 3. desolate; 4. flourishing