ADJ [ADJ n](为博取同情或赞赏而)假装可怜的,满脸苦相的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as martyred, you mean that they often exaggerate their suffering in order to gain sympathy or praise. (为博取同情或赞赏而)假装可怜的,满脸苦相的 [literary, disapproval]
'As usual,' muttered his martyred wife.
“老样子,”他那故作可怜的妻子嘟囔道。
You put on your martyred expression, sigh and say, 'If you really want to...'.