mercenary

[ˈmɜ:sənəri] [ˈmɜrsəneri]
  • 复数:mercenaries;
  • 例句
    同义词
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      (外籍)雇佣兵
      A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to.
    • ADJ-GRADED
      唯利是图的;见钱眼开的
      If you describe someone as mercenary, 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.
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a person hired to fight for another country than their own
    • Adjective
      1. marked by materialism
      2. used of soldiers hired by a foreign army
      3. profit oriented;
      "a commercial book""preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan"a mercenary enterprise""a moneymaking business"
    行业词典
    • 法律: 雇佣;