mercenary

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mercenary 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 唯利是图者, 雇佣兵

a. 为钱而工作的, 被雇的, 图利的

英文释义

n. a person hired to fight for another country than their own

s. serving for wages in a foreign army

mercenary 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 mercenary 在自然语境里怎么用：

I learned to admire what is limber, what is mercenary: the outsider, the unvoiced sound, the counterpoint.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

But the people who are sort of mercenaries for some of these folks, right?

—— How Fake People Became Real Influencers

She isn’t burdened by the need to shed a darker, more mercenary child-star past.

—— What Zendaya Leaves Unsaid

Both have left since the junta took over, and the military government has hired Russian mercenaries to tackle the insecurity.

—— Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali

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