martyr

n

• ① 殉教者;殉道者;烈士
  • die a martyr in [to] the cause of progress为求进步而成仁
  • He was a martyr for his faith.他为自己的信仰而殉难。
  • He became the martyr of [for] liberty.他成了自由的烈士。
  • a Christian martyr基督教的殉道者

• ② (因病而)经常受苦者,受难者<to>
  • He was a martyr to rheumatism.他受尽风湿之苦。