mercenary

英 [ˈmɜːsənəri]

美 [ˈmɜːrsəneri]

n.  雇佣兵
adj.  只为金钱的

复数：mercenaries　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15091 / COCA.14838

牛津词典

noun

• 雇佣兵
  a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment
  1. foreign mercenaries
     外国雇佣兵
  2. mercenary soldiers
     雇佣兵

adj.

• 只为金钱的
  only interested in making or getting money
  1. a mercenary society/attitude
     唯利是图的社会 / 态度
  2. She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
     她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。

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

• I told you, I'm not interested in any job as a mercenary.
  我说过，我对唯利是图的工作不感兴趣。
• A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.
  一个雇佣兵卷入了一个任务，完成与否关系到他的亲人的安危。
• A down-on-his-luck hacker and a sleep razor-nailed mercenary discover the secrets of a newborn AI.
  一个耗尽了好运的黑客、同时也是一个做梦都想敛财的家伙发现了一名新生AI的秘密。
• This approach may seem mercenary.
  这个策略可能显得唯利是图。
• Mercenary men lust for wealth.
  唯利是图的人贪求财富。
• The Song Dynasty established the Mercenary System, and carried out the policy of raising army.
  宋代确立了募兵制度，实行养兵政策。
• I always considered him calculating and mercenary and did my best to avoid him.
  我一向认为他这个人工于心计又唯利是图，所以总是尽力设法避开他。
• Marauder is an outlaw or mercenary paid or sustained by looting.
  依靠掠夺发财（或谋生）的亡命之徒（或雇佣兵）。
• It is a mercenary, and I is its master.
  它是个雇佣兵，而我是它主人。
• French mercenary scalps Cuban soldiers and a mysterious woman bewitches all three protagonists and others, too.
  法国雇佣兵杀害古巴兵和一个谜一样的女人吸引了书中的三位主角以及其他人。