剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - martyr collapse

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

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - martyr collapse

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1.N-COUNT 可数名词殉道者;殉教者;烈士 A martyr is 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.

【搭配模式】:oft N to n
  • ...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty.

    为自由事业光荣献身的烈士

  • ...a Christian martyr...

    基督教的殉教者

  • The dead student is now being regarded as a martyr.

    这位死去的学生现在被视为烈士。

2.VERB 动词(因宗教或政治信仰)处死,使殉难,折磨 If someone is martyred, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs.

【语法信息】:be V-ed

【语法信息】:V-ed

【搭配模式】:usu passive
  • St Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.

    圣潘克拉斯于公元304年殉道。

  • ...whether its martyred leader is released or not.

    受难的领袖是否被释放

3.N-COUNT 可数名词(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 a martyr, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to suffer, or exaggerate their suffering, in order to get sympathy or praise from other people.

【语用信息】:disapproval
  • 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?

  • 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。

4.N-COUNT 可数名词深受…之苦者;受…折磨的人 If you say that someone is a martyr to something, you mean that they suffer as a result of it.

【搭配模式】:usu N to n
  • 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。

  • He said that he was a martyr to his back.

    他说他深受背痛的折磨。

5.See also:martyred;

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - martyr collapse

    martyr
    mar·tyr / 5mB:tE(r); NAmE 5mB:rt- / noun1. a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
       殉道者;烈士:
       the early Christian martyrs
       早期基督教殉道者
        a martyr to the cause of freedom
       为了自由事业而献身的烈士
    2. (usually disapproving) a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering
       乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情)
    3. ~ to sth (informal) a person who suffers very much because of an illness, problem or situation
       (因疾病或困难局面)长期受苦者,长期受折磨者:
       She's a martyr to her nerves.
       她长期忍受神经紧张之苦。 verb [VN]
       [usually passive] to kill sb because of their religious or political beliefs
       (因宗教或政治信仰)使殉难,处死

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - martyr collapse

    martyr noun

    1. sb who is killed/suffers for what they believe

    ADJECTIVE early | glorious, holy | Christian, Islamic, Protestant, etc.

    VERB + MARTYR make sb Putting him to death would only make him a ~.

    PREPOSITION ~ to a ~ to the cause

    PHRASES die a ~ | a martyr's death

    2. sb who tries to gain sympathy

    VERB + MARTYR play Stop playing the ~.

    PHRASES make a ~ of yourself

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - martyr collapse

    martyr

    verb
    she was martyred for her faith
    PUT TO DEATH , kill, make a martyr of, martyrize; burn, burn at the stake, stone, immolate, throw to the lions, crucify, put on the rack.

    be a martyr to (informal) he's a martyr to migraine
    SUFFER FROM , be a constant sufferer from, have chronic ——; be seriously affected by, be afflicted with, be troubled by, get.

    词源记忆 - martyr collapse

    martyr 殉道者
    来自拉丁语martyr, 来自希腊语martys, 见证者;-r, 所有格后缀,来自PIE→*smer, mer, 记住,记忆,词源同memory, remember。后引申词义殉道的人,为教而牺牲的人。