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bleak
英 [ bli:k ] 美 [ blik ]

adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的; 没有指望的; 寒冷的，刺骨的; 无遮蔽的，荒凉的
n. 欧鮊鱼，银鲤
变形
比较级： bleaker 最高级： bleakest
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自2010年至今的六级考试中，bleak 共出现过2次
1.
Young Americans already face a bleak labor market that cannot instill (注入) confidence about having children.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
2.
Partly this is a result of how bleak the academic job market is, but there's also a rising awareness of career options that Ph
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
双语例句权威例句句式用法
1.
Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face.
她的书是女性当下所面临问题的凄凉写照。
2.
Many predicted a bleak future.
很多人都预测前景暗淡。
3.
Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典
1
ADJ-GRADED （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.
The immediate outlook remains bleak...
近期前景依然暗淡。
Many predicted a bleak future.
很多人都预测前景暗淡。
2
ADJ-GRADED （地方）凄清的，荒凉的，萧瑟的
If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive.
The island's pretty bleak.
这座岛屿一片荒凉。
...bleak inner-city streets.
凄清的旧城区街道
3
ADJ-GRADED （天气）阴冷的，寒冷的
When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant.
The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。
4
ADJ-GRADED （人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的
If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy.
His face was bleak...
他脸色阴郁。
Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。
英汉双向大词典
Aadj.
1
阴冷的; 阴郁的, 凄凉的
They showed me into a bleak waiting room.
他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
2
没有希望的, 暗淡的
The company's prospects look pretty bleak.
这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
3
（状况）无望的；令人沮丧的
4
光秃的；荒凉的；索然乏味的
英英释义
AAdjective
1
1. offering little or no hope;
"the future looked black"
"prospects were bleak"
"Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge
"took a dim view of things"
2
2. providing no shelter or sustenance;
"bare rocky hills"
"barren lands"
"the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"
"the desolate surface of the moon"
"a stark landscape"
3
3. unpleasantly cold and damp;
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

Traveller light
The outlook for the British tourism industry is bleak
Jul 6th 2016, 14:18 BY B.R.
Timekeeper

THE one thing we know for certain about the longer-term consequences of last month’s Brexit vote is that we don’t know what all those consequences will be. For the travel industry, that is especially true. Even so, hope is currently in short supply.

Immediately after the referendum, airlines were lumped in with banks and property firms as the shares to sell. IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has lost a third of its value since the results were announced on 24th June. That is only to be expected. It seems certain that outbound travel from Britain will take a hit. As the pound falls and the rest of the world becomes more expensive, and low business confidence causes firms to rein in corporate travel, fewer Brits will go abroad. (And that is before we factor in the unknowns, such as whether British carriers will be able to maintain unfettered access to EU skies.)

The impact of Brexit on the number of people visiting the United Kingdom (if such a thing will still exist) is much less sure. But a gloomy note from Euromonitor, a research firm, suggests that the outlook might be just as bad. Europeans accounted for 73% of travellers to Britain in 2015. But, with Brexit also likely to harm economies across the rest of the continent, Euromonitor is forecasting that by 2020 there will be 5% fewer visitors to Britain compared with if there had not been a vote to leave.

Interestingly, Euromonitor thinks visitors numbers from France, the largest source of Britain's tourists, will hold up. French tourists proved more resilient than most during the recession that followed the financial crisis of 2008. Instead, it is the Americans and Germans who will prove most flaky. Each will send around 500,000 fewer travellers to Britain compared with what would otherwise have been expected, according to the forecast.

That outlook might be overly pessimistic. The collapse in the pound will make Britain cheaper for overseas visitors. Americans in particular, who are among the highest-spending tourists in Britain, are likely to feel the benefit. And regardless of the type of visa deal struck between Britain and the rest of Europe, they are already used to standing in long immigration queues at British airports, watching those from France and Germany swan through the EU channel. Moreover, if fewer Europeans also want to travel to America, it may well mean that the cost of transatlantic flights will fall.

Perhaps the optimists are grasping at straws. Those British firms that rely on foreign visitors will no doubt be feeling nervous. Still, tourist offices might want to consider ditching their English/German phrasebooks and ordering some British/American ones instead.

advice

Advice

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is advice.

2. So, what does it mean by advice ?

3. Advice is 'nasihat'  in Malay.

4.  Sample sentence :

My teachers always give us good advices on how to be a better person in sports and in studies.

 

advice

n

1. counsel,

nasihat:

words of advice,

kata-kata nasihat;

on the doctor’s advice,

atas nasihat doktor;

2. ( usually in plural) communication from a distance,

makluman:

the latest advices from our New York branch,

makluman terakhir dr cawangan kami di New York;

advice note,

nota makluman.

advisability

n

kebijaksanaan:

to question the advisability of the action taken,

mempersoalkan kebijaksanaan tindakan yg diambil.

advisable

adj

bijak, lebih /baik, elok/;

(attrib )

bijak:

such a course of action would not be advisable,

tindakan sedemikian tidak bijak;

he considered it advisable to keep the matter secret,

dia menganggap lebih baik perkara itu dirahsiakan sahaja;

an advisable decision

, keputusan yg bijak.

advisableness

n

see

ADVISABILITY.

advise

vi

memberikan nasihat;

vt

1. counsel,

menasihati, menasihatkan:

he advised his son to attend lectures regularly,

dia menasihati anak lelakinya supaya selalu menghadiri kuliah;

the doctor advised complete rest,

doktor menasihati saya supaya berehat sepenuhnya;

2. inform, notify,

memberitahu, memaklumkan [sesuatu] kepada:

we will advise you of any change of plan,

kami akan memberitahu tuan ttg sebarang perubahan rancangan;

advised

adj;

keep someone  advised,

memberitahu seseorang, memaklumkan [sesuatu] kepada seseorang.

 

advisedly

adv

setelah berfikir /dalam-dalam, masak-masak, panjang/:

he stayed away from the meeting advisedly ,

 setelah berfikir dalam-dalam dia tidak menghadiri pertemuan itu.

adviser, advisor

n

penasihat:

legal adviser/advisor ,

penasihat undang-undang.

advisory

adj

1. empowered to give advice,

penasihat:

advisory council,

majlis penasihat;

2. containing advice,

makluman:

an advisory letter,

surat makluman.

advocacy

n

sokongan:

Gandhi’s advocacy of the policy of non-violence,

sokongan Gandhi terhadap dasar tanpa kekerasan.

advocate

n

1.  supporter,

penyokong:

an advocate of social reform,

penyokong perubahan sosial;

2. barrister,

peguambela;

vt menyokong:

to advocate free trade,

menyokong perniagaan bebas.

TB Y6 Pg 65

Transform

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is transform.

2. So, what does it mean by transform ?

To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. 

3. Nutritious is 'bertukar'  in Malay.

4.  Sample sentence :

The sofa can transform for use as a bed.

transform
vt
1. change the form or appearance of, (act.)
mengubah, merobah;
(pass.)
berubah:

rain has ~ed the desert into a garden,
hujan telah mengubah gurun itu menjadi taman;

the fairy ~ed a pumpkin into a coach for Cinderella,
pari-pari itu mengubah sebiji labu menjadi kereta kuda utk Cinderella;

a caterpillar is ~ed into a butterfly,
ulat bulu berubah menjadi kupu-kupu;

2.
convert (one form into another)
mengubah:

heat ~s water into steam,
haba mengubah air menjadi wap;

3. (electr)
mengubah:
the device ~s alternating current into direct current,
alat itu mengubah arus ulang alik menjadi arus terus.

transformation
n
1. ( act of changing the form or appearance of)
pengubahan, perubahan;

(change produced)
perubahan, perubahan:

the ~ of a barren land into a garden,
pengubahan tanah tandus menjadi taman;

what a ~ a can of white paint can produce!,
bukan main hebatnya perubahan yang boleh dibuat oleh satu tin cat putih!;

2. conversion (of one form into another)
pengubahan, mengubah:

alchemists who worked on the ~ of base metal into gold,
ahli-ahli alkimia yang berusaha utk mengubah logam murah menjadi emas;

3. (electr) pengubahan;

4. (phys) transformasi.

transformational grammar
n
/tatabahasa, nahu/ transformasi.

transformational rule
n
rumus transformasi.

transformer
n
transformer.

nutritious

Nutritious

gg.gg/belajarnutricious

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is nutritious.

2. So, what does it mean by nutritious ?

What you say a type food is nutritious, it means the food will make us healthy and strong. 

3. Nutritious is 'berkhasiat'  in Malay.

4.  Sample sentence :

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious food. They make us strong and healthy.

nutrient

adj& n

nutrien;

(for human beings )

nutrien, zat makanan.

nutriment

n

makanan.

nutrition

n

pemakanan:

good ~ is important for proper development ,

pemakanan yg baik penting utk pertumbuhan yg sempurna.

nutritional

adj

pemakanan:

~ value,

nilai pemakanan;

~ deficiency,

kekurangan pemakanan.

nutritionist

n

pakar pemakanan.

nutritious

adj

berzat, berkhasiat:

nutritious food,

makanan berzat.

nutritive

adj

1. nutritious ,

berzat:

nutritive food ,

makanan berzat;

2. concerned with nutrition ,

pemakanan;

(of plants )

nutrien:

nutritive value ,

nilai nutrien.

nutritious TB Pg 64 Y6

witch

Witch

A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is witch.

So, what does it mean by  witch ?

Witch is 'ahli sihir perempuan'  in Malay.

Witch refers to a woman with evil magic powers.

 

Sample sentence :

The handsome prince turned into a frog with the magic spell of the witch.

 

witch

n

1. woman with evil magic powers,

ahli sihir perempuan, perempuan sihir;

2. ( derog) ugly wicked old woman,

perempuan tua keparat;

3. fascinating woman,

perempuan /penggoda, yg menawan hati/.

witchcraft n ilmu sihir.

witch-doctor n bomoh, dukun.

witchery n

1. practice of witchcraft,

ilmu sihir;

2. bewitching influence of beauty, charm, etc,

godaan:

he fell victim to her ~,

dia menjadi mangsa kpd godaannya.

witch-hunt n

1. ( in former times) search for witches,

kegiatan memburu perempuan sihir;

2. persecution of those with different views, characteristics, etc,

usaha memburu

(approp n ):

the ~ against the Jews started as soon as Hitler came to power, usaha memburu orang Yahudi bermula sebaik saja Hitler naik berkuasa;

a ~ for Reds in the organization,

usaha memburu komunis dlm organisasi itu.

sincere

Sincere

gg.gg/belajarsincere

A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is

sincere.

So, what does it mean by  sincere ?

If you say that someone is sincere, you feel that he is  really mean the things he says or does.

Sincere is 'ikhlas'  in Malay.

Sample sentence :

My best friend , Amin is a sincere person, because he never tell a lie to anyone.

witch

Witch

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is witch.

2. So, what does it mean by  witch ?

3. Witch is 'ahli sihir perempuan'  in Malay.

4. Witch refers to a woman with evil magic powers.

5. Sample sentence :

6. The handsome prince turned into a frog with the magic spell of the witch.

witch

n

1. woman with evil magic powers,

ahli sihir perempuan, perempuan sihir;

2. ( derog) ugly wicked old woman,

perempuan tua keparat;

3. fascinating woman,

perempuan /penggoda, yg menawan hati/.

witchcraft n ilmu sihir.

witch-doctor n bomoh, dukun.

witchery n

1. practice of witchcraft,

ilmu sihir;

2. bewitching influence of beauty, charm, etc,

godaan:

he fell victim to her witchery,

dia menjadi mangsa kpd godaannya.

witch-hunt n

1. ( in former times) search for witches,

kegiatan memburu perempuan sihir;

2. persecution of those with different views, characteristics, etc,

usaha memburu

(approp n ):

the witch-hunt against the Jews started as soon as Hitler came to power, 

usaha memburu orang Yahudi bermula sebaik saja Hitler naik berkuasa;

a witch-hunt for Reds in the organization,

usaha memburu komunis dlm organisasi itu.

20160328 enhance

A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is

enhance.

Enhance means
to improve the quality of something:,
to improve the amount or
to improve the strength of something:

Enhance in Malay mean 'mempertingkatkan'.

Sample sentences :
1. Listening to music, can enhance our mood of study.
2. Always wear  clean and tidy uniform to enhance our image as a good student in school.

enhance

vt

menambah; (status, reputation, position)

mempertingkatkan; (appearance)

membuat seseorang kelihatan lebih menarik:

the new highway will enhance the value of the land,

lebuh raya baru itu akan menambah nilai tanah tersebut;

a good pass in this exam would enhance his chances of getting the scholarship,

kelulusan baik dlm peperiksaan ini akan menambah peluangnya utk mendapat biasiswa itu.

enhance
verb [T]
to improve the quality, amount or strength of something:
These scandals will not enhance the organization's reputation/image.

.

enhancement
noun [C or U]

.

enhancer
noun [C]
something which is used to improve the quality of something. Enhancer is usually used as a combining form:

Music can be a mood enhancer.

I don't like to use artificial flavour enhancers in my cooking.
.

-enhancing
suffix
Several athletes tested positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs.



ENHANCE

• /ɪnˈhɑːns; US -ˈhæns; ɪn`hæns/
v [Tn]

increase (the good qualities of sb/sth);

make (sb/sth) look better
增强（某人[某事物]的优点）; 使（某人[某事物]）看起来更好; 提高; 美化:

enhance the status, reputation, position, etc of sb
提高某人的身分、声望、地位

* Those clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance.
她穿那些衣服也并没显得更漂亮.

ENHANCE

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