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

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

First appeared at age3 in film Pied Piper Malone ( 1924) with his father.
首次出现在3岁在电影花衣马龙（1924）与他的父亲。
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？
Mr Piper has been banned because his misconduct was deliberate, frequent and repeated.
派珀被禁止从业，是因为他的不当行为是蓄意的、频繁的，且多次发生。
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。
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。
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。
Would you have been a little rapper like your papa da Piper?
你会成为一个像你爸爸吹笛手那样的小打击乐手吗？
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。