martyr

英 [ˈmɑːtə(r)]

美 [ˈmɑːrtər]

n.  殉道者; 烈士; 乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情); (因疾病或困难局面)长期受苦者，长期受折磨者
v.  (因宗教或政治信仰)使殉难，处死

复数：martyrs　过去分词：martyred　现在分词：martyring　过去式：martyred　第三人称单数：martyrs　

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牛津词典

noun

• 殉道者；烈士
  a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
  1. the early Christian martyrs
     早期基督教殉道者
  2. a martyr to the cause of freedom
     为了自由事业而献身的烈士
• 乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）
  a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering
• （因疾病或困难局面）长期受苦者，长期受折磨者
  a person who suffers very much because of an illness, problem or situation
  1. She's a martyr to her nerves.
     她长期忍受神经紧张之苦。

verb

• （因宗教或政治信仰）使殉难，处死
  to kill sb because of their religious or political beliefs

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 殉道者;殉教者;烈士
  Amartyris someone who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs, and is admired and respected by people who share those beliefs.
  1. ...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty.
     为自由事业光荣献身的烈士
  2. ...a Christian martyr...
     基督教的殉教者
  3. The dead student is now being regarded as a martyr.
     这位死去的学生现在被视为烈士。
• VERB (因宗教或政治信仰)处死，使殉难，折磨
  If someoneis martyred, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs.
  1. St Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.
     圣潘克拉斯于公元304年殉道。
  2. ...whether its martyred leader is released or not.
     受难的领袖是否被释放
• N-COUNT (为博取同情或赞赏的)假装受苦者，诉苦者，乞怜者
  If you refer to someone as amartyr, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to suffer, or exaggerate their suffering, in order to get sympathy or praise from other people.
  1. When are you going to quit acting like a martyr?
     你什么时候才能不再摆出一副可怜样？
  2. Jennifer responded with anger and played the martyr role.
     珍妮弗做出愤怒的反应，开始大倒苦水。
• N-COUNT 深受…之苦者;受…折磨的人
  If you say that someone is amartyr tosomething, you mean that they suffer as a result of it.
  1. Ellsworth was a martyr to his sense of honour and responsibility...
     埃尔斯沃思深为自己的荣誉感和责任感所累。
  2. He said that he was a martyr to his back.
     他说他深受背痛的折磨。
• See also:martyred

英英释义

noun

• one who suffers for the sake of principle
  Synonym:sufferer
• one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion

verb

• torture and torment like a martyr
  Synonym:martyrizemartyrise
• kill as a martyr
  1. Saint Sebastian was martyred

双语例句

• That will finally allowed him to die as a martyr but Paul proved God's grace even then.
  但在那一刻，保罗便证明神的恩典确实够他用和显得完全。
• He said that he was a martyr to his back.
  他说他深受背痛的折磨。
• Wreaths were laid at the martyr's tomb.
  烈士墓前安放着花圈。
• They took revenge for the martyr's death on the enemy.
  他们为死难的烈士向敌人报仇。
• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.
  这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• Is he finally getting tired of being a martyr?
  他终于当累了烈士了吗？
• He would willingly have been a martyr in the cause, had the cause admitted of martyrdom.
  如果这一事业允许殉难的话，他会欣然为这一事业献生的。
• The dead student is now being regarded as a martyr.
  这位死去的学生现在被视为烈士。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.
  报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。
• Many heroes died a martyr's death for the people's cause.
  许多英雄为人民的事业壮烈牺牲了。