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martyr n.【C】烈士；殉道者；(因病等)长期受苦者vt.杀害；折磨 (1) 他为国捐躯。(2) 他被追认为烈士。(3) 与其做忏悔，不如做殉道者。(4) 他长期受风湿病折磨。(5) 持续头痛正在折磨着他。 Martin Luther King Jr. is often called a martyr in connection with the American civil rights movement. A martyr is also someone who chooses to be put to death rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs, as the story of Saint Stephen tells. In the figurative sense, if you are a martyr to headaches, you suffer from them. Sometimes, martyr is used negatively to refer to someone who chooses to suffer when there is no need to do so.

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英 ['mɑːtə(r)] 美 ['mɑːrtər] (1) He is a martyr of his country.(2) He was posthumously accepted as a martyr.(3) It is better to be a martyr than a confessor.(4) He is a martyr to his rheumatism.(5) He is being martyed by the continuous headaches. Someone who suffers, or is even killed, for his or her political or religious beliefs is called a martyr. 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.   [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.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [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.   [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.   [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。5See also:martyred；

英语单词	martyr
英美音标	英 ['mɑːtə(r)] 美 ['mɑːrtər]
中文释义	n.【C】烈士；殉道者；(因病等)长期受苦者 vt.杀害；折磨
英语例句	(1) He is a martyr of his country. (2) He was posthumously accepted as a martyr. (3) It is better to be a martyr than a confessor. (4) He is a martyr to his rheumatism. (5) He is being martyed by the continuous headaches.
中文例句	(1) 他为国捐躯。 (2) 他被追认为烈士。 (3) 与其做忏悔，不如做殉道者。 (4) 他长期受风湿病折磨。 (5) 持续头痛正在折磨着他。
vocabulary简明	Someone who suffers, or is even killed, for his or her political or religious beliefs is called a martyr.
vocabulary扩展	Martin Luther King Jr. is often called a martyr in connection with the American civil rights movement. A martyr is also someone who chooses to be put to death rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs, as the story of Saint Stephen tells. In the figurative sense, if you are a martyr to headaches, you suffer from them. Sometimes, martyr is used negatively to refer to someone who chooses to suffer when there is no need to do so.
柯林斯解释	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. [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. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [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. [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. [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 ；

Martyr Suffer Religious Political N Count 可数名词 Called Chooses