piper

英 [ˈpaɪpə(r)]

美 [ˈpaɪpər]

n.  吹笛者; 风笛吹奏者

复数：pipers　

Collins.1 / BNC.7404 / COCA.20506

习惯用语

n.

he who pays the piper calls the tune
• 花钱的人说了算；财大者气粗
  the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent

牛津词典

noun

• 吹笛者；风笛吹奏者
  a person who plays music on a pipe or the bagpipes

柯林斯词典

• 吹风笛的人；风笛手
  Apiperis a musician who plays the bagpipes.
• 谁出钱谁做主；花钱的人说了算
  If you say 'He who pays the piper' or 'He who pays the piper calls the tune', you mean that the person who provides the money for something decides what will be done, or has a right to decide what will be done.

英英释义

noun

• someone who plays the bagpipe
  Synonym:bagpiper

双语例句

• Where is the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
  那这些由彼得这吹笛人选的许多腌辣椒在哪里呢？
• When the people began to go home, the piper appeared in front of the mayor.
  人们开始回家时，这时吹笛者出现在市长面前。
• Yes, you promised me the money,@ the piper said to the mayor.
  吹笛者对镇长说：是的，您答应要给我这笔钱的。
• In Season 2, Lolly comforted a traumatized Piper mid-flight.
  在第二季中，Lollly安慰了在飞机上吓坏了的Piper。
• The piper said, his face turning red.
  吹笛者涨红着脸说。
• Piper, our mayor must pay you the money from our tax.
  吹笛者，镇长必须从我们缴的税中付你钱。
• The mayor forgot that he had to thank the piper and pay him a thousand dollars.
  但镇长却忘了要答谢那吹笛者并付给他一千元。
• He told me the story about a piper and the lost children.
  他给我讲了一个关于吹笛者和丢失的孩子的故事。
• Mr Piper's overpricing was first suspected in April 2008 when Morgan Stanley began a review of his valuations.
  去年4月，当摩根士丹利开始对派珀的估值进行审核时，首次怀疑到了他的过高定价行为。
• The piper went on and on along the street.
  吹笛者继续沿着街道前进。