mercenary
adjective
disapprovinguk /ˈmɜː.sən.ri/ us /ˈmɝː.sən.ri/
interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation: 唯利是图的，贪财的
He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.他有个贪财的计划，想娶个有钱的寡妇。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Greedy
avarice
avaricious
avariciously
consumerism
grabby
grasping
greed
greedily
greediness
hoggishly
Mammon
materialism
materialist
materialistic
piggy
rapacious
rapaciously
rapaciousness
rapacity
someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomachidiom
mercenary
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmɜː.sən.ri/ us /ˈmɝː.sən.ri/
a soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them雇佣兵
Synonym
soldier of fortuneliterary
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
anti-guerrilla
Anzac
berserker
capability
cavalryman
citizen soldier
comrade
ex-serviceman
foot soldier
grenadier
paramilitary
raider
recruit
scout
shogun
skirmisher
soldier of fortune
unsoldierly
vassal
war party
mercenary | American Dictionary
mercenary
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmɜr·səˌner·i/
a soldier who fights for a foreign country or group for pay
mercenary
adjective
us/ˈmɜr·səˌner·i/
interested only in the money that can be obtained from a situation:
I don’t trust his motives – he’s too mercenary.
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