剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - martyr
martyr
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
noun [C]
* a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it
烈士;殉道者,殉教者
1. a Christian/Islamic/religious martyr
基督教/伊斯兰教/宗教殉道者
2. She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.
她毕生都在反抗种族主义,直到最后为这一事业英勇献身。
disapproving
* someone who tries to get sympathy from others when they have a problem or too much work, usually having caused the problem or chosen to do the work themselves
(夸大所受痛苦的)乞怜者
1. She offers to do extra work, then plays the martyr!
她主动提出做额外的工作,然后又装可怜!
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
noun [C]
be a martyr to sth humorous
* to often suffer from an illness
经常受(疾病)折磨
1. She's a martyr to migraine!
她深受偏头痛的折磨!
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
verb [T often passive]
* to kill someone because of their religious or political beliefs
处死(坚持信仰者);使受难
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
noun [C]
* a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it
烈士;殉道者,殉教者
1. a Christian/Islamic/religious martyr
基督教/伊斯兰教/宗教殉道者
2. She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.
她毕生都在反抗种族主义,直到最后为这一事业英勇献身。
disapproving
* someone who tries to get sympathy from others when they have a problem or too much work, usually having caused the problem or chosen to do the work themselves
(夸大所受痛苦的)乞怜者
1. She offers to do extra work, then plays the martyr!
她主动提出做额外的工作,然后又装可怜!
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
noun [C]
be a martyr to sth humorous
* to often suffer from an illness
经常受(疾病)折磨
1. She's a martyr to migraine!
她深受偏头痛的折磨!
[UK]/'mɑ:.tər/ [US]/'mɑ:r.tˌɚ/
verb [T often passive]
* to kill someone because of their religious or political beliefs
处死(坚持信仰者);使受难