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单词 martyr
释义
martyr1 nounmartyr2 verb
martyrmar‧tyr1 /ˈmɑːtə $ ˈmɑːrtər/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmartyr1
Origin:
800-900 Late Latin, Greek martys ‘witness’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.
  • His martyrdom encouraged the people to resist.
  • His death in police hands made him a martyr among the people.
  • It sounds to me like she has a little bit of a martyr mentality.
  • The early Christian martyrs were killed by the thousands.
  • We all like to play the martyr sometimes.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After assisting in the burial of a martyr, this newly baptized soldier was taken before the emperor.
  • Becoming a martyr in most business environments is a good way to damage your career progress permanently.
  • Four little girls involuntarily became civil rights martyrs.
  • If there is no other career on offer, that of a martyr might have to do for the young men.
  • It seems my prisoners - the unfortunate woman's relatives - are in some quarters regarded as martyrs.
  • Maddy and Patrick are no martyrs, however.
  • The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto die for your country or for something you believe in
· These brave men were ready to fight and die for their country.· How many of you would be willing to die for your religion?
formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in: · We want to pay special tribute to the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.give your life/lay down your life for: · He was ready to lay down his life for his comrades.
someone who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and becomes very famous because of this: · The early Christian martyrs were killed by the thousands.make somebody a martyr/make a martyr out of somebody (=make people think someone is a martyr): · His death in police hands made him a martyr among the people.
someone who attacks and kills people with a bomb etc even though they know they will die as well: · FBI agents found the passport of one of the suicide bombers among the wreckage.· Suicide pilots are brainwashed into believing they will go straight to paradise when they die.
someone who seems to enjoy suffering
· He goes swimming in the sea in the middle of winter -- he must be some kind of masochist.
use this humorously about someone who seems to like being put in situations where they will suffer, when it could have been avoided: · Being a glutton for punishment, I agreed to organize yet another children's birthday party.
someone who enjoys suffering because they make other people feel guilty about it, and therefore get sympathy and attention: · Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.play the martyr (=behave like one): · We all like to play the martyr sometimes.
WORD SETS
acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The army has been held back because the government is reluctant to make martyrs of the protesters.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· Did her trick to catch the saint who avoided becoming a martyr.· If you want to become a martyr, make sure the issue merits it.· There was a fear that he might die in Britain and become a rightwing martyr.· Four little girls involuntarily became civil rights martyrs.
· The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.· His death made him a martyr to the cruelties of minority white rule and racial separation.· In London they made Ken Livingstone a martyr and a hero.· They made martyrs of themselves occasionally - a sorely missed commodity.· Killing him would only make him a martyr.· The army may have been holding back because it is reluctant to make martyrs.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He was a martyr to fatigue.
  • He would be a martyr to them.
  • If he was to be a martyr to this strange woman's caprices, then so be it.
  • Without his attention, I am martyred to the wheel.
1someone who dies for their religious or political beliefs and is admired by people for this:  St Stephen, the first Christian martyrmartyr to He was a martyr to the cause of racial harmony. The army has been held back because the government is reluctant to make martyrs of the protesters.2someone who tries hard to get other people’s sympathy by complaining about how hard their life is – used to show disapproval:  I think she rather relishes the role of martyr.3be a martyr to something British English spoken to suffer a lot because of an illness, problem, or bad situation:  She’s a martyr to her arthritis.
martyr1 nounmartyr2 verb
martyrmartyr2 verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
martyr
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymartyr
he, she, itmartyrs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymartyred
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave martyred
he, she, ithas martyred
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad martyred
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill martyr
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have martyred
Continuous Form
PresentIam martyring
he, she, itis martyring
you, we, theyare martyring
PastI, he, she, itwas martyring
you, we, theywere martyring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been martyring
he, she, ithas been martyring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been martyring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be martyring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been martyring
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And then?... martyred.
  • Blaise was martyred during Lininius' persecutions.
  • He was martyred in Alexandria by means of strangulation.
  • He was martyred when thrown from a temple, then stoned to death.
  • He was appointed bishop shortly before he was martyred while saying mass.
  • Her eyes were half-closed, her expression martyred.
  • James was beheaded in Jerusalem, the first apostle to be martyred.
  • Undoubtedly, life would have been simpler had Emilio been safely martyred.
word sets
WORD SETS
acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun
if someone is martyred, they are killed because of their religious beliefs:  Becket was martyred in 1170.be martyred for something Catherine was martyred for her faith.GRAMMAR Martyr is usually passive.
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