mercenaries

英 [ˈmɜːsɪnəriz]

美 [ˈmɜrsəˌnɛriz]

n.  雇佣兵
mercenary的复数

柯林斯词典

• (外籍)雇佣兵
  Amercenaryis a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to.
• 唯利是图的;见钱眼开的
  If you describe someone asmercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation.

双语例句

• Hailing from Flanders, these mercenaries are armed with pikes and wear light armour.
  佛兰芒矛兵来自佛兰德斯地区，装备轻甲和戟枪。
• We held meetings with the Mercenaries Unions and they asked for no changes to their skills.
  我们跟佣兵协会进行了磋商，他们要求不要改变佣兵们的技能。
• The levels progress from fighting guards of poppy plantations to high intensity firefights involving extremely well armed mercenaries.
  关卡的进程从与罂粟种植场的守卫的战斗一直到与拥有极好武装的佣兵进行高强度交火。
• They brought us in a group of400 people to Misrata, saying the city is under attack from Algerian and Egyptian mercenaries and that we have come here to liberate Misrata.
  他们带着我们一行400人来到米苏拉塔，说这个城市遭到了阿尔及利亚和埃及雇佣军的进攻，我们来这是解放米苏拉塔的。
• The mercenaries are reportedly fighting alongside Gadhafi loyalists.
  据说这些雇佣兵与效忠卡扎菲的士兵一同战斗。
• Are you one of the hired mercenaries?
  你是被聘来的雇佣军吗？
• I heard that some of the mercenaries are spending their time drinking and carousing instead of helping us!
  我听说一些雇佣军把时间都花在狂欢作乐上了，而不是帮助我们！
• Mercenaries will no longer attack defender-side players or their pets.
  雇用来的佣兵将不会在攻击到守城方的玩家以及他的宠物。
• It's an endless series of proxy battles fought by mercenaries and machines.
  它剩下的只有无尽无休的由商人和战争机器发动的代理战争。
• Since the Manhattan incident, restrictions on military intervention in foreign countries have eased, fueling demand for mercenaries.
  自从曼哈顿事件以来，限制外国军事干预得到缓解，拉动了雇佣军需求。