bleak

a. 萧瑟的,严寒的,阴郁的

The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.

十二月初的天气又阴冷又难受。

The future of this firm will be very bleak indeed if we keep losing money.

要是我们继续亏本的话，这家公司的前途会非常黯淡。