/bli:k ||; blik/adj1 (used about a situation) bad; not encouraging or hopeful （指情势）不妙，黯淡: a bleak future for the next generation 下一代的黯淡前途
2 (used about a place) cold, empty and grey （指地方）荒凉的: the bleak Arctic landscape 荒凉的北极景观
3 (used about the weather) cold and grey （指天气）寒冷而阴沉的:
a bleak winter's day 寒冷而阴沉的冬日 ➔bleakly adv ➔bleakness noun [U]