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martyr/ˈmɑ:tə/ n. & v.●n. 1a a person who is put to death for refusing to renounce a faith or belief 殉教者；殉道者 b a person who suffers for adhering to a principle, cause, etc. (为坚持原则、事业等而受害的)烈士 c a person who suffers or pretends to suffer in order to obtain sympathy or pity (为博得同情和怜悯的)假圣人 2 (foll. by 后跟 to) a constant sufferer from (an ailment) (因疾病)长期受苦者 ●v. tr. 1 put to death as a martyr 处死；使殉难 2 torment 折磨 □ make a martyr of oneself accept or pretend to accept unnecessary discomfort etc. (假装)接受(痛苦等以博得同情)[Old English martir via ecclesiastical Latin martyr from Greek martur, martus -uros ‘witness’] |