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
双语例句
- Dick wasted much of the fund owing to mismanagement, so now he must pay the piper.
由于管理不善，迪克浪费了大量资金，所以，现在他必须承担后果。 - 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。 - You will enjoy Piper's Alley in Old Town.
你会喜爱旧城里的那条吹笛人小巷。 - Joe Tanner and Heidemarie Piper are installing the power cables for a new solar array and its supporting truss.
J和H正在为一组新的太阳能电池组和支撑它的构架安装电缆线。 - 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。 - You will receive a call from your boss, Terry piper.
你将接到你老板特瑞？派泊的电话。 - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickle prepared by his parents and put them in a big paper plate.
彼得·派博把父母腌制的泡菜取出很多，放在一个大纸盘里。 - 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。 - When the people of Hamelin, Germany had a problem with rats, they called the Pied Piper.
当德国哈默尔恩的人们遇上鼠疫的难题，他们请来了一个花衣魔笛手。 - 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？