mercenary
英 ['mɜːsɪn(ə)rɪ]
美['mɝsənɛri]
- adj. 雇佣的；唯利是图的
- n. 雇佣兵；唯利是图者
英英释意
- 1. a person hired to fight for another country than their own
双语例句
- 1. They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
- 他们暗示说我之所以提议改革是贪图金钱，想谋取私利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
- 唯利是图的人胸中没有美德.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Mercenary men lust for wealth.
- 唯利是图的人贪求财富.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Though perhaps that is merely a synonym for mercenary.
- 尽管这也许不过是惟利是图的一个同义词.
来自飘（部分）