black eye
noun[C]
uk/ˌblæk ˈaɪ/us/ˌblæk ˈaɪ/black eyenoun[C](INJURY)
anareaofskinaround theeyethat has gonedarkbecause it has beenhit:
(被打或撞成的)青肿眼眶He had afightatschooland camehomewith ablackeye.他在学校里打架了,回家时眼眶青肿。
Skin complaints & blemishes
- age spot
- anti-crack
- anti-dandruff
- anti-leprosy
- anti-ulcer
- birthmark
- carbuncle
- chapped
- contusion
- eczema
- impetigo
- itchy
- melanoma
- pruritic
- pruritus
- pyoderma gangrenosum
- redness
- rosacea
- scald
- shingle
black eyenoun[C](DAMAGE)
mainlyUS
something thatdamagessomeone's or something'sreputation; abadreputation:
Theproblemis something of ablackeyeforwhat has been thebiotechnologyindustry's mostsuccessfulproduct.
Hedescribedrecentincidentsofsexualharassmentas "ablackeyefortheuniversity."
Inaccuratehurricanepredictionsgaveforecastersablackeye.
- Thetrialverdictwas ablackeyeforUnitedStatesdiplomacy.
- For her, thelossof amajorsportsteamis just anotherblackeyefor thearea.
- Asked about theimpactofdopingcaseson thesport, hereplied, "It is ablackeye, but Isuspectthere are a lot ofsportsout there withblackeyes."
- "This is ablackeyeon thecountry- acountrythat Ithoughtwasmodernandfree," he says.
- "A lot of usmovedhere for theschoolsystem, and nowlookat it," sheexclaims, "Ithinkthestrikegave Middletown ablackeye."
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slander
- slanderer
- slanderous
- slur
- smear
- stab
- stain