学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3453 bleak

 今天我们要学的词是 bleak¹.

 

bleak 的意思是惨淡、严峻。 The democracy watchdog group, Freedom House, has released a report recently painting a bleak outlook for the way many governments are using social media. 民主监督组织“自由之家”在最近发布的一份报告中，描述出许多政府如何利用社交媒体的严峻形势。

 

More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean² Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this "bleak milestone³" has been reached, the United Nations said on Tuesday. 联合国星期二说，今年有超过1000名移民和难民在地中海身亡，这个人数已经连续第六年达到这一“黯淡的指标”。

 

1 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

2 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。