mercenary

[US]/'mɜːsɪn(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'mɝsənɛri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 雇用的,为钱的,唯利是图的
adv. 雇用地,唯利是图地
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

mercenary marriage

买卖婚姻;着眼实利的婚姻

Example Sentences

Mercenary men lust for wealth.

唯利是图的人贪求财富。

meanly avaricious and mercenary.

卑鄙的贪婪、唯利是图

Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.

唯利是图的人胸中没有美德。

the mercenaries fought with a do-or-die fanaticism.

外国雇佣军以一种孤注一掷的狂热战斗着。

she's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger.

她只不过是个唯利是图的用色相骗钱的小女人。

a mercenary recounting his exploits;

关于他的剥削的唯利是图的描述;

foreign mercenaries were hired to officer new regiments.

国外雇佣兵受雇指挥新的团。

James is so mercenary that he’d turn in his own mother for the reward money.

詹姆斯太唯利是图了,他为领取赏钱竟出卖了自己的母亲。

The Elementalist is a new B-Class mercenary, and when upgraded becomes Pocahontas.

元素师是新的B级佣兵,可晋级成为印第安公主=。

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