mercenary

adj.雇用的；图利的，唯利是图的

n.雇佣兵；唯利是图者

noun

1. 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.

1. 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。

名词复数形式:mercenaries

mercenary 只为金钱的，雇佣兵

来自拉丁语mercari,交易，买卖，词源同market.引申词义买卖的，花钱雇的，词义贬义化，用于指只为金钱的人，最后特用于指雇佣兵。

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。
2. This chick's a mercenary.
   这女人可惟利是图了。
3. 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。
4. 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）。
5. I always considered him calculating and mercenary and did my best to avoid him.
   我一向认为他这个人工于心计又唯利是图，所以总是尽力设法避开他。
6. 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。
7. The mercenary troops are embarking on New Adventures there.
   这支雇佣军正在那里干新的冒险勾当。
8. You sold it? That was a pretty mercenary thing to do!
   你把它卖了？你真是太爱钱了！
9. Arranged or mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference with the freedom of marriage are forbidden.
   包办、买卖婚姻和其他任何干涉婚姻自由的行为都是被禁止的。
10. I told you, I'm not interested in any job as a mercenary.
    我说过，我对唯利是图的工作不感兴趣。
11. Mercenary men lust for wealth.
    唯利是图的人贪求财富。
12. 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。
13. "I think you are vile and mercenary," said scarlett, but her remark was automatic.
    “我看你这个人很卑鄙，惟利是图，”思嘉说，不过口气是机械的。
14. It is a mercenary, and I is its master.
    它是个雇佣兵，而我是它主人。
15. His action was prompted by mercenary motives.
    贪图钱财的动机促使他采取行动。
16. His motives are entirely mercenary.
    他的动机完全是金钱上的。
17. He will tell you I am mercenary.
    他会对你说，我是财迷心窍。
18. A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin.
    一个雇佣兵卷入了一个任务，完成与否关系到他的亲人的安危。
19. 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。
20. French mercenary scalps Cuban soldiers and a mysterious woman bewitches all three protagonists and others, too.
    法国雇佣兵杀害古巴兵和一个谜一样的女人吸引了书中的三位主角以及其他人。
21. The Song Dynasty established the Mercenary System, and carried out the policy of raising army.
    宋代确立了募兵制度，实行养兵政策。
22. 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。
23. With men of such a mercenary nature?
    与这样一个唯利是图的人？
24. He has a mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.
    他有个贪财的企图，去和一个有钱的寡妇结婚。
25. This approach may seem mercenary.
    这个策略可能显得唯利是图。
26. Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything.
    你的朋友，好个佣兵我看他不关心任何事。
27. 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。
28. According to his companions, he's a high-priced mercenary.
    参照他的同伴来看，他是一个非常唯利是图的人。
29. I get the feeling that she doesn't like us mercenary types much.
    我觉得她并不是很喜欢我们这种佣兵型的。
30. Or maybe, like me, you're a professional mercenary.
    又或者，像我一样，你是一个专业的雇佣军。