black eye
black eye — 名詞
1. a dark, swollen mark around the eye, caused by a hit or a hard knock
眼眶瘀青
眼睛周圍因撞擊而形成的深色瘀傷
a dark, swollen mark around the eye, caused by a hit or a hard knock
Anna showed up at the office with a black eye from her boxing match.
Anna 打完拳擊賽後，帶著眼眶瘀青去上班。
Vivek's son came home from football practice with a black eye.
Vivek 的兒子踢完足球回家，眼眶上多了一圈瘀青。
The goalkeeper took an elbow to the face and had a black eye for a week.
守門員臉部被手肘擊中，眼眶瘀青了整整一個禮拜。
Mizuki tripped on the stairs and gave herself a black eye on the banister.
Mizuki 在樓梯上絆倒，臉撞到扶手，給自己撞出了眼眶瘀青。
After the car crash, Linh had a black eye and a cut on her forehead.
車禍之後，Linh 眼眶瘀青，額頭上還有一道傷口。
用法筆記
Distinguish from dark circles under the eyes: a black eye comes from an injury and shows as dark, swollen skin; dark circles come from tiredness or genetics and are not swollen.
常見錯誤
2. harm done to a person's or organisation's good name, often from a public mistake
名譽受損
個人或組織聲譽受到的損害
harm done to a person's or organisation's good name, often from a public mistake or scandal
The mayor's corruption trial gave the whole city a black eye in the national press.
市長的貪腐審判讓整座城市在全國媒體上名譽受損。
collocation: give [someone/something] a black eye
Noa worried that the failed product launch would leave a black eye on her record.
Noa 擔心產品上市失敗，會在她的履歷上留下污點。
The university suffered a black eye when several of its professors were caught faking data.
幾位教授被查出偽造數據後，這所大學聲譽大跌。
Baraka said the data leak was a black eye the company would struggle to recover from.
Baraka 說資料外洩讓公司名譽受損，很難挽回。
Yara's mistake during the live broadcast became a black eye for the entire news team.
Yara 在現場直播中的失誤，讓整個新聞團隊聲譽受損。
- boost
something that improves reputation
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs like 'give', 'suffer', and 'leave'. The subject is usually an event or action, not a person.
3. a loss or failure that hurts someone's pride or standing, especially when it hap
挫敗；失利
令人難堪的失敗或公開挫折
a loss or failure that hurts someone's pride or standing, especially when it happens in public
Losing the final at home gave the defending champions a black eye.
在主場輸掉決賽，是衛冕冠軍隊的一大失利。
collocation: give [someone] a black eye
The senator's bill failed to pass, handing his party a black eye before the election.
參議員的法案未能通過，在選舉前讓他的政黨遭受重挫。
collocation: hand [someone] a black eye
Ada called the rejected proposal a black eye but vowed to try again next year.
Ada 說被駁回的提案是一次挫敗，但發誓明年再來。
For Mark's startup, having its biggest investor pull out was a real black eye.
最大投資人退出，對 Mark 的新創公司來說是一次重大打擊。
The product recall was a black eye for the carmaker, which had prided itself on safety.
產品召回對這家以安全自豪的車廠來說，是一大挫敗。
- triumph
a great success or victory
用法筆記
Common in sports, politics, and business reporting. Typically describes a public, embarrassing defeat rather than a quiet failure.