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

• With men of such a mercenary nature?
  与这样一个唯利是图的人？
• Flash Boys tells what happens when their business and mission collide solidly with Wall Street's mercenary culture.
  这本书主要讲述了他们的业务和使命与华尔街的雇佣兵文化之间产生的强烈碰撞。
• 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。
• It's not a good idea to mention money here, it can make you sound mercenary.
  这并不是一个让你提钱的好时机，提钱会使你看上去很贪财。
• 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。
• It is a mercenary, and I is its master.
  它是个雇佣兵，而我是它主人。
• So from the point of view of private capital,'yeah, get a mercenary.
  因此，从私人资本的角度来看，'是的，得到了一个雇佣军。
• This approach may seem mercenary.
  这个策略可能显得唯利是图。
• 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）。
• This chick's a mercenary.
  这女人可惟利是图了。