martyr
n
1 person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of his (esp religious) beliefs 烈士; (尤指)殉道者
the early Christian martyrs 早期的基督教殉道者
She died a martyr in the cause of progress, ie died trying to achieve progress. 她為進步事業而犧牲.
2 (usu derog 通常作貶義) person who suffers or makes sacrifices, or pretends to do so, in order to be admired or pitied 為博得贊賞或同情而受苦、 自我犧牲的人
He always acts the martyr when he has to do the housework. 他一做家務事就裝成舍生取義的樣子.
Don't make such a martyr of yourself! 你不必為博得贊賞而自我犧牲!
3 ~ to sth (infml 口) constant sufferer from sth 長期受某物之苦
She's a martyr to rheumatism. 她長期受風濕病的折磨. martyr, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
kill (sb) or make (sb) suffer as a martyr 使(某人)殉難; 處死(某人)使之成殉道者
He was martyred by the Romans. 他被羅馬人處死而成為殉道者.
?? 擴展釋義
*['mɑ:t?]n. 烈士, 受苦者, 受難者vt. 使成為烈士, 使受苦相關詞組: make a martyr of oneself make a martyr of sb die a martyr at one's post
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看見了。他們怎么能這樣排放廢水呢?海水的顏色多么可怕呀!看來我們班同學根本不能在這里游泳。
Maori families enjoy sharing what they own and looking after one another.
毛利人家庭喜歡共同分享他們之所有,并樂于相互關照。
Centuries ago, the word beeline was made to describe this thin line of bees flying through the air.