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► die for · These brave men were ready to fight and die for their country.· How many of you would be willing to die for your religion? ► give your life/lay down your life 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. ► martyr 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. ► suicide bomber/pilot/killer 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► masochist · He goes swimming in the sea in the middle of winter -- he must be some kind of masochist. ► be a glutton for punishment 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. ► martyr 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► Religion 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► make martyrs of  The army has been held back because the government is reluctant to make martyrs of the protesters. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► become · 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. ► make · 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► be a martyr to something 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 Present I, you, we, they martyr he, she, it martyrs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they martyred Present perfect I, you, we, they have martyred he, she, it has martyred Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had martyred Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will martyr Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have martyred Continuous Form Present I am martyring he, she, it is martyring you, we, they are martyring Past I, he, she, it was martyring you, we, they were martyring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been martyring he, she, it has been martyring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been martyring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be martyring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will 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► Religion 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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