| 单词 | victim |
| 释义 | victim (once / 108 pages) n Use the word victim to describe someone who has been wronged or harmed, like the victim of the armed robbery or the stores that went out of business, victims of the slow economy. The noun victim refers to a person who has been harmed by a crime, accident, or other adverse circumstances, such as a victim of a tsunami or a victim of domestic violence. It can also refer to someone has been tricked or swindled, like when you paid $2 for a candy bar that should only have cost a dollar — you were the victim of someone's scheme to pocket half the money from the candy bar sale. WORD FAMILYvictim: victimise, victimize, victims+/victimisation: victimisations/victimise: victimisation, victimised, victimiser, victimises, victimising/victimization: victimizations/victimize: victimization, victimized, victimizer, victimizes, victimizing/victimizer: victimizers USAGE EXAMPLESThese situations nearly always involve not just one harasser, but dozens or even thousands threatening or spreading a false rumor about their victim. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) French police discovered the charred remains of 14 victims — arranged in a star formation — in a forest clearing near the Alpine city of Grenoble. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Names of the victims were not released, and Amarillo fire officials were not immediately available for comment. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance Exp|Hypo|Hyper Saint Thomas a Becket (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Saint GeorgeChristian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) Jeanne d'ArcFrench heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) Saint LawrenceRoman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) William TindaleEnglish translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) St. VitusChristian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) casualty, injured party someone injured or killed in an accident casualtysomeone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement hunted persona person who is hunted martyr, suffererone who suffers for the sake of principle martyrone who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion muggeea victim of a mugging murdereea victim who is murdered poor devil, wretchsomeone you feel sorry for fair game, prey, quarry, targeta person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence punching baga person on whom another person vents their anger scapegoat, whipping boysomeone who is punished for the errors of others chased, pursueda person who is being chased shaheedArabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. PolycarpGreek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155) unfortunate, unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune 2n a person who is tricked or swindled Syn|Hypo|Hyper dupe butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge a victim of ridicule or pranks chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, suckera person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of lamba person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) easy mark, sitting ducka defenseless victim April foolthe butt of a prank played on April 1st individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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