a.

1. 荒凉的；无遮蔽的，遭受风吹雨打的
   Thousands of trees were planted on the bleak hillside last year.

   去年在荒凉的山坡上种了数以千计的树。

2. 寒冷刺骨的，阴冷的
   I don't like the bleak winters in Moscow.

   我不喜欢莫斯科的严冬。

3. 凄凉的，阴暗的，无希望的
   The future looked bleak.

   前途渺茫。

4. 冷酷的，严峻的
5. 单调的，乏味的
   This is the bleakest novel I've ever read.

   这是我读过的小说中最乏味的一本。

adj.

1. bare and exposed to the elements:
   a bleak moor.
   ▸charmless and inhospitable; dreary.
   ▸(of the weather) cold and miserable.
2. (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging.

n.