mercenary
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˈmɜː.sən.ri/us/ˈmɝː.sən.ri/interestedonly in theamountofmoneythat you can get from asituation:
唯利是图的，贪财的He had some mercenaryschemetomarryawealthywidow.他有个贪财的计划，想娶个有钱的寡妇。
Greedy
- avarice
- avaricious
- avariciously
- consumerism
- grabby
- grasping
- greed
- greedily
- greediness
- Mammon
- materialism
- materialist
- materialistic
- money grabber
- rapaciously
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenous
- ravenously
- someone'seyes are bigger thantheirbelly/stomachidiom
mercenary
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɜː.sən.ri/us/ˈmɝː.sən.ri/asoldierwhofightsfor anycountryorgroupthatpaysthem
雇佣兵Synonym
soldier of fortuneliterary
Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- anti-guerrilla
- Anzac
- berserker
- capability
- cavalryman
- combat engineer
- comrade
- ex-serviceman
- ex-servicewoman
- foot soldier
- headhunter
- paramilitary
- raider
- recruit
- scout
- shogun
- skirmisher
- soldier of fortune
- squaddie
- vassal