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

• Or maybe, like me, you're a professional mercenary.
  又或者，像我一样，你是一个专业的雇佣军。
• His action was prompted by mercenary motives.
  贪图钱财的动机促使他采取行动。
• His motives are entirely mercenary.
  他的动机完全是金钱上的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Arranged or mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference with the freedom of marriage are forbidden.
  包办、买卖婚姻和其他任何干涉婚姻自由的行为都是被禁止的。
• But in other areas the state looks more mercenary.
  但在其他领域，政府看起来更像是唯利是图。
• You sold it? That was a pretty mercenary thing to do!
  你把它卖了？你真是太爱钱了！
• 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。
• Mercenary men lust for wealth.
  唯利是图的人贪求财富。