black eye 1. 乌黑的眼睛 2. (被打或撞成的)青肿眼眶 If you say that again, I'll give you a black eye. 要是你再那么说，我就把你打得眼青鼻肿。 How did you get a black eye? 你怎么会弄得眼青鼻肿的? 3. 沉重的打击；重大的挫折 give sb.'s pride a black eye 给某人的自尊心以沉重的打击 a black eye for the enemy troops 敌军遭到的重创 4. 〈美口〉丢脸的事；耻辱；坏名声 slums which might give the town a black eye 会给这个城市丢脸的贫民区 The word “aristocracy” in this country has a black eye. 在这个国家里，“贵族”这个词含有贬义。