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

• The piper said, his face turning red.
  吹笛者涨红着脸说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thank you, Mr. Piper. But you only played the pipe.
  谢谢你，吹笛者先生。你只不过是吹了下笛子。
• 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？
• "I'll sell them to you," said the piper.
  “我可以卖给你呀，”风笛手说道。
• The piper went on and on along the street.
  吹笛者继续沿着街道前进。
• 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。