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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.
    1. 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

      • He sells arms to militia groups and mercenaries in East africa.
        贩卖军火给东非的军方和雇佣兵。
      • And we must not forget the pay of the mercenaries.
        我们一定忘了雇佣兵的费用。
      • Are you one of the hired mercenaries?
        你是被聘来的雇佣军吗?
      • He even claims that he is using his ill-gotten wealth to employ his own personal army of mercenaries.
        他甚至宣称自己用不义之财收买了由雇佣兵组成的私人部队。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • By group officials are labeling as mercenaries.
        入侵由一组称为雇佣兵的官员造成。
      • 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。
      • Did you hear? The mercenaries killed some of the Kryptgarden bandits!
        你听说了吗?那些雇佣军杀死了克瑞普花园的强盗!