martyrs

英 [ˈmɑːtəz]

美 [ˈmɑːrtərz]

n.  殉道者; 烈士; 乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情); (因疾病或困难局面)长期受苦者，长期受折磨者
v.  (因宗教或政治信仰)使殉难，处死
martyr的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 殉道者;殉教者;烈士
  Amartyris 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.
  1. ...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty.
     为自由事业光荣献身的烈士
  2. ...a Christian martyr...
     基督教的殉教者
  3. The dead student is now being regarded as a martyr.
     这位死去的学生现在被视为烈士。
• VERB (因宗教或政治信仰)处死，使殉难，折磨
  If someoneis martyred, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs.
  1. St Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.
     圣潘克拉斯于公元304年殉道。
  2. ...whether its martyred leader is released or not.
     受难的领袖是否被释放
• N-COUNT (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 amartyr, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to suffer, or exaggerate their suffering, in order to get sympathy or praise from other people.
  1. 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？
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 深受…之苦者;受…折磨的人
  If you say that someone is amartyr tosomething, you mean that they suffer as a result of it.
  1. 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。
  2. He said that he was a martyr to his back.
     他说他深受背痛的折磨。
• See also:martyred

双语例句

• They vowed to avenge the martyrs.
  他们发誓要为死难烈士报仇。
• Countless revolutionary martyrs have laid down their lives in the interests of the poeple.
  无数革命先烈为了人民的利益牺牲了他们的生命。
• All rose in silent tribute to the memory of the martyrs.
  为悼念先烈，全体起立，静默致哀。
• This idea that martyrs could be intercessors for living Christians develops.
  当时有这一种观念，殉道者可以当说情者，为活着基督徒说情。
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs.
  他们向革命烈士致哀。
• In the convent I attended, the recommended readings were stories of the saints and martyrs.
  在女修道院，我阅读了有关圣人和殉教者的故事的推荐读物。
• This flag represents the face of numerous revolutionary martyrs of the new China's endless love.
  这面红旗代表了无数的革命先烈对新中国的无尽的热爱。
• The names of the martyrs have been inscribed on a monument.
  烈士的名字被刻在纪念碑上。
• It was there that the revolutionary martyrs laid down their lives.
  革命烈士们就是在那里献出了他们的生命。
• You have this idea I've talked about last time, that martyrs are especially close to God.
  上节课我已经讲过一个观念，那就是，殉道者非常接近上帝。