专业释义英英释义
mercenary
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n.
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
同义词： soldier of fortune
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adj.
- marked by materialism
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used of soldiers hired by a foreign army
同义词： freelance(a)
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profit oriented
"a mercenary enterprise"
同义词： mercantile moneymaking(a)
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
mercenary /ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ/ TEM8
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N-COUNT A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. 雇佣兵
例：...the recruitment of foreign mercenaries.
…对外籍雇佣兵的招募。
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ADJ 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. 惟利是图的 [表不满]
例："I hate to sound mercenary," Labane said, "but am I getting paid to be in this play of yours?"
“我不愿让自己听起来惟利是图，”拉班说：“但是参与你这出戏演出我会得到报酬吗？”
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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So, maybe these are Protestant mercenaries.
这些可能是新教雇佣军。
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Players will be able to buy upgrades, hire mercenaries and conduct laboratory research.
玩家还可以用钱来升级、雇用雇佣军、进行科技研究。
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Provisions for the long haul. Live in gated compounds with mercenaries guarding them.
因为他们存着巨款，有准备“持久战”的供给，还住在保镖守卫的豪宅大院里。
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He also brought in foreign forces -- African mercenaries.
VOA: special.2011.02.26
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It didn't matter, because the Protestant armies had Catholic mercenaries and the Catholic armies had Protestant mercenaries.
这无关紧要,因为新教军队中有天主教雇佣军,天主教军队中也有新教雇佣军
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Swiss were great, famous mercenaries fighting in these armies.
瑞士雇佣军人在这些军队中声名显赫
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