black eye
black eye — 名詞
1. dark, bruised skin around a person's eye, caused by being hit or knocked against
黑眼圈
被打傷而發黑的眼圈
dark, bruised skin around a person's eye, caused by being hit or knocked against something
Sahil arrived at school with a black eye after his bike crashed into a tree.
Sahil 的腳踏車撞到樹後，他帶著黑眼圈來到學校。
arrived with a black eye
The boxer's black eye began to swell shut during the fight.
那名拳擊手的黑眼圈在比賽中開始腫脹。
black eye began to swell
Nala covered her black eye with sunglasses so her friends would not ask about it.
Nala 用太陽眼鏡遮住黑眼圈，以免朋友問起。
Eshe's black eye took about ten days to fade after she slipped in the kitchen.
Eshe 在廚房滑倒，黑眼圈大約十天後才消退。
João got a black eye when he walked into a door in the dark.
João 在黑暗中撞到門，結果被打出了黑眼圈。
- shiner
informal, mainly British English
- bruised eye
more clinical, less idiomatic
- mouse
old-fashioned slang, still used in boxing contexts
常見錯誤
2. harm or damage to the good opinion that other people have of a person, organizat
名譽打擊
對名譽的損害；阻礙進展的重大打擊
harm or damage to the good opinion that other people have of a person, organization, or thing; also a serious setback or difficulty that reflects poorly on someone or something
The scandal gave the company a black eye that hurt sales for years.
那樁醜聞讓這家公司名譽受損，業績多年不振。
gave [sb/sth] a black eye
Asher's team received a black eye when the report showed major problems in their work.
Asher 的團隊名譽大受打擊，因為報告顯示他們的工作有重大問題。
received a black eye when
The mayor's black eye from the scandal made it hard to win the next election.
市長因貪腐案名譽受損，使得連任之路困難重重。
The hotel chain suffered a black eye after guests posted videos of dirty rooms online.
那家連鎖飯店因為客人上傳房間髒亂的影片而名聲大受打擊。
Megan knew the failed presentation would give her department a black eye.
Megan 知道那場失敗的簡報會讓她的部門名譽掃地。
The loss of the contract was a black eye for Wren's small company.
失去那份合約對 Wren 的小公司來說是一大打擊。
Ari's campaign suffered a black eye when the main donor withdrew their support.
Ari 的競選活動因主要捐款人撤回支持而遭受重創。
Daniel took the budget rejection as a black eye yet refused to give up.
預算被否決對 Daniel 是一大打擊，但他仍拒絕放棄。
- blot on the escutcheon
formal, old-fashioned; stain on a family or organization's reputation
- stain
more general; can apply to any record or reputation
- blemish
milder; suggests a small, fixable flaw in an otherwise good reputation
- setback
neutral; focuses on the obstacle or failure itself rather than the reputational damage
- blow
suggests a harder, more unexpected impact on reputation or progress
- feather in one's cap
achievement that brings honour or praise
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs like give, receive, or suffer to describe damage to the reputation of a person, company, or institution. Also used more broadly for any serious defeat or setback that tarnishes someone's image or slows their progress. The thing that causes the damage usually follows — for example, 'the company suffered a black eye after the product recall' or 'losing the contract was a black eye for the small firm.'