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
- 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。 - 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。 - I just landed his twin-engine piper.
我刚让他的双引擎piper飞机着陆。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。