英汉词典

1. （情形）没有希望的，前景暗淡的
    If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.

bleak

    e.g. The immediate outlook remains bleak...
           近期前景依然暗淡。
    e.g. Many predicted a bleak future.
           很多人都预测前景暗淡。