词组 | martyr |
释义 | martyr /ˈmɑːtə $ ˈmɑːrtər/ noun 1. someone who dies or suffers for their religious or political beliefs and is admired by people for thisverbsmake sb a martyr/turn sb into a martyr His death at the hands of the police made him a martyr.become a martyr Becket became a martyr after being murdered in Canterbury cathedral.see/consider sb as a martyr Some people see him as a terrorist – others see him as a martyr.adjectivesa Christian martyr The saint is regarded as a Christian martyr.phrasesa martyr to a cause She was a martyr to the cause of women’s rights.sb died a martyr’s death Bobby Sands died a martyr’s death at the hands of the British government.2. disapproving someone who tries hard to get other people’s sympathy by complaining about how hard their life isphrasesmake a martyr of yourself Don’t feel sorry for him – he’s always trying to make a martyr of himself.play the martyr (=pretend that you have been badly treated in order to get sympathy) She always loves to play the martyr.don’t be such a martyr Stop complaining and don’t be such a martyr! |
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