mercenary

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A mercenary is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. 雇佣兵
...the recruitment of foreign mercenaries. …对外籍雇佣兵的招募。
2. ADJ If you describe someone as mercenary, you are criticizing them because you think that they are only interested in the money that they can get from a particular person or situation. 惟利是图的[表不满]
"I hate to sound mercenary," Labane said, "but am I getting paid to be in this play of yours?"
“我不愿让自己听起来惟利是图，”拉班说：“但是参与你这出戏演出我会得到报酬吗？”