black mark

n

• ① 黑点,黑星号(对某人的名声作批评或表示惩罚的标记)
  • My refusal to attend the meeting would be a black mark against me.我拒绝参加该会将是不利于我的一点黑点。
  • The scandal left a black mark on his career.那件丑闻在他的事业上留下了一个污点。