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mar.tyrH5mB:7tE5, $5mB:r7tLn [C]a person who suffers greatly or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it烈士，殉难者，遭受巨大痛苦者The problem with taking tougher action against the terrorists is that you risk making martyrs of them.对恐怖分子采取强硬措施，你得冒着使他们成为烈士的险。My wish is that the martyrs who died for the liberty of our country did not die for nothing.我希望为了国家自由而死去的烈士不会白白牺牲。Who was the first Christian martyr?基督教的第一位殉难者是谁？(fig.) After a year of experimenting with his diet, he developed a digestive disorder and died, a true martyr to science.在实验节食一年后，他患上了消化功能失调而去世，成了真正的科学献身者。(fig.) My father's a martyr to (= has suffered greatly and for a long time from) arthritis.我父亲长期受关节炎折磨。(fig.) Georgina hardly ever does the washing-up and on the rare occasions that she does she makes such a martyr of herself (= pretends to be suffering in order to obtain sympathy) that it drives me mad.乔治娜几乎不洗衣服，难得的几次也装出作了巨大牺牲的样子，这使我气极了。
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