black mark

英 [ˌblæk ˈmɑːk]

美 [ˌblæk ˈmɑːrk]

n.  (记录在案的或留在别人印象中的)污点

牛津词典

noun

• （记录在案的或留在别人印象中的）污点
  a note, either in writing on an official record, or in sb's mind, of sth you have done or said that makes people think badly of you
  1. She earned a black mark for opposing company policy.
     她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。
  2. The public scandal was a black mark against him.
     那条尽人皆知的丑闻成了他的一个污点。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 污点
  Ablack mark againstsomeone is something bad that they have done or a bad quality that they have which affects the way people think about them.
  1. There was one black mark against him.
     他有一个污点。

双语例句

• If I'm late for work again it will be another black mark.
  如果我再一次上班迟到，那将是另一个污点。
• I give you a black mark for having had that thought.
  其实，你的这种想法倒是在我心目中留下了污点。
• I don't know if the firm will actually sack me for having lost the contract, but it'll certainly be a black mark against me.
  我不知道公司是否会因失去合同一事将我辞退，但这桩事一定会成为我的一个污点。
• The public scandal left a black mark on his career.
  这一尽人皆知的丑闻给他的事业留下了污点。
• A blow from the tall, strong boy left a black and blue mark on his nose.
  那个高大强壮的男孩子一拳把他打得鼻子淤黑了。
• I think this has to go down as another serious black mark for men.
  我想，这个也可以作为男人的另外一个严重污点了吧。
• Large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin.
  南海大型黑色的海燕，下颚上有白色斑点。
• Also, if the tape contains any serial numbers, or any other markings that could lead to the source of the tape, these will have to be blocked, usually with a black mark over the section.
  同时，如果录象带包含任何序列号或可以导致查出录象带来源的记号，这些记号必须被遮掉，通常使用一个黑斑遮住上述部位。
• Bad companies are rarely allowed to fail because bankruptcies are seen as a black mark on the personal files of local bureaucrats.
  经营不善的公司很少被准予倒闭，因为破产被认为是地方官员人事档案中的污点。
• They argue that rating agencies and investors are likely to see this as a black mark against managers who have increased leverage for no good reason.
  他们认为如果管理人员没有合理的理由利用信贷增资，评级机构和投资者们很有可能视之为一大污点。