音标:['mә:sinәri] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 唯利是图者, 雇佣兵
a. 为钱而工作的, 被雇的, 图利的
n. a person hired to fight for another country than their own
s. serving for wages in a foreign army
词型变化:名词复数形式 : mercenaries
考试类型:[IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
名词70%
形容词30%

mercenary的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
  2. Mercenary men lust for wealth.唯利是图的人贪求财富。
  3. He sent 4000 mercenary Genoese crossbowmen against the English line.They were cut down by the English longbowmen.四千个雇佣的热那亚籍十字弓手奉他命令,向英国阵营进攻,不少死在英国长弓手箭下。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The captain of a gnome mercenary company is looking for a good supplier of horses and weapons.一个唯利是图的侏儒公司的头目正在寻找一个良好的马匹与武器供应源。
  2. Mercenary men lust for wealth.唯利是图的人贪求财富。
  3. This regiment was entirely composed of mercenary troops.这个团完全是由雇佣兵组成的。
  4. 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。

经典引文

  • I might improve my fortune by some other means than by making a mercenary marriage.

    出自:H. James
  • These..Followed their mercenary calling, And took their wages and are dead.

    出自:A. E. Housman
  • The activities of mercenary and unscrupulous journalists.

    出自:A. West
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