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

• 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。
• 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。
• A solo piper opens Aberdeen Highland Games at 10am and the main events start at 1pm.
  上午10点，一位风笛独奏家揭开了阿伯丁高地运动会的序幕，下午1点主要比赛项目开始。
• The piper went on and on along the street.
  吹笛者继续沿着街道前进。
• 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。
• 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。
• The author is a partner in the Beijing Office of international law firm DLA Piper.
  本文作者是跨国律师事务所英国欧华律师事务所（dlapiper）驻北京代表处合伙人。
• The piper said, his face turning red.
  吹笛者涨红着脸说。
• 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。
• 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？