plural martyrs
plural martyrs
Learner's definition of MARTYR
[count]
1
: a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a religion, cause, etc.殉道者;烈士 -
the early Christian martyrs早期的基督教殉道者
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They know that killing him will only make a martyr out of him. [=will make him someone who is admired as a hero for having suffered or died for a cause]他们知道杀了他只会让他成为一位受人敬仰的烈士。
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sometimes + to 2
disapproving : a person who pretends to suffer or who exaggerates suffering in order to get praise or sympathy乞怜者 3
: a person who suffers greatly from something (such as an illness)(由于疾病等)受折磨者,受苦受难者—
+ to 2 martyr /ˈmɑɚtɚ/ verb
martyrs; martyred; martyring
martyrs; martyred; martyring
Learner's definition of MARTYR
[+ object]
: to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause使殉难;杀死(坚持其信仰者) —
usually used as (be) martyred通常用作(be) martyred