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black eye

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌblack ˈeye noun [countable]  MICCif you have a black eye, you have a dark area around your eye because you have been hit 〔被殴打所致的〕青黑色的眼眶,乌青的眼眶 Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye. 杰克看上去好像被人打了,眼眶都乌青了。
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black eyeThey put my name down, gave me a black eye.How'd you get that black eye?
ˌblack ˈeye nounChineseSyllable
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black eye
ˌblack ˈeye noun [countable]
if you have a black eye, you have a dark area around your eye because you have been hit:
    Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.


black eyeBrE /ˌblæk ˈaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌblæk ˈaɪ/ 🔊 nounan area of dark skin (called a bruise), that can form around sb's eye when they receive a blow on it (被打成的)青肿眼眶