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

• 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。
• 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 and the children were never seen or heard from again.
  之后再也没人看过或听过吹笛者和那些孩子的消息了。
• The piper's performance moved all the people present.
  风笛吹奏者的表演感动了每位在场者。
• 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。
• 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 just landed his twin-engine piper.
  我刚让他的双引擎piper飞机着陆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。