martyr

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mar·tyr1 /ˈmɑːtə $ ˈmɑːrtər/ noun [countableC]

1 RRDIEsomeone who dies for their religious or political beliefs and is admired by people for this 殉道者；烈士

St Stephen, the first Christian martyr

圣司提反，第一个基督教殉道者

martyr to

He was a martyr to the cause of racial harmony.

他是为种族和谐事业献身的烈士。

The army has been held back because the government is reluctant to make martyrs of the protesters.

军队后撤了，因为政府不愿意造成抗议者牺牲。

2 SUFFERsomeone who tries hard to get other people’s sympathy by complaining about how hard their life is – used to show disapproval 〔诉说自己生活如何艰苦以博取他人同情的〕诉苦者，乞怜者〔含贬义〕

I think she rather relishes the role of martyr.

我想她是喜欢装可怜。

3 be a martyr to something British EnglishBrE spokenSUFFER to suffer a lot because of an illness, problem, or bad situation 受某事物的折磨

She’s a martyr to her arthritis.

她深受关节炎的折磨。

Examples from the Corpus

be a martyr to something• If he was to be a martyr to this strange woman's caprices, then so be it.• He was a martyr to fatigue.• Without his attention, I am martyred to the wheel.• He would be a martyr to them.

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martyr• His martyrdom encouraged the people to resist.• Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.• Becoming a martyr in most business environments is a good way to damage your career progress permanently.• His death in police hands made him a martyr among the people.• It sounds to me like she has a little bit of a martyr mentality.• After assisting in the burial of a martyr, this newly baptized soldier was taken before the emperor.• If there is no other career on offer, that of a martyr might have to do for the young men.• It seems my prisoners - the unfortunate woman's relatives - are in some quarters regarded as martyrs.• The early Christian martyrs were killed by the thousands.• The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.• Maddy and Patrick are no martyrs, however.• Four little girls involuntarily became civil rights martyrs.• We all like to play the martyr sometimes.

make martyrs of• The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.• They made martyrs of themselves occasionally - a sorely missed commodity.

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