martyr

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT 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. 殉教者; 烈士
...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty. …爲自由事業光榮獻身的一名烈士。
2. V-T If someone is martyred, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs. 使殉難; 折磨[usu passive]
St. Pancras was martyred in 304 A.D. 聖·潘尅瑞斯在公元304年矇難。
3. N-COUNT 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. 假裝受苦者; 誇大自己所受苦難的人[表不滿]
When are you going to quit acting like a martyr?
什麽時候你不再裝得像個受苦受難的人呢？
4. N-COUNT If you say that someone is a martyr to something, you mean that they suffer as a result of it. 受折磨的人
Edgar was a martyr to his sense of honour and responsibility. 埃德加深爲他的榮譽感和責任感所累。