piper 详细解释
piper
['paipə]
n.吹笛者, 风笛手
n.[C]
1. 吹笛者; 风笛手
The pipers dressed in traditional Scottish costume gave us a warm welcome.
身穿传统苏格兰服装的风笛手们对我们表示热烈欢迎。
2. 管道工; 拷边工
3. 【动】绿鳍鱼
4. 气喘的马
词形变化
名词复数:pipers
英英释义
名词 piper:
someone who plays the bagpipe
同义词:bagpiper
type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
同义词:genus Piper
短语词组
He who pays the piper calls the tune.
1. 出钱的人有权决定钱怎么花。
补充
piperpiper英:[ˈpaipə] 美:[ˈpaɪpɚ]n.1.吹笛人, 吹风笛的人例句
1. In sports or in politics, he who pays the piper calls the tune.无论是体育运动还是在政治活动中, 都是谁花钱谁说了算。 2. We have to do what they say because they're the ones who are paying the piper.我们必须按他们说的做,因为出钱的是他们。 3. You know what they say: he who pays the piper calls the tune. [=the person who pays for something controls how it is done]你知道人们所说的:谁付钱谁做主。 4. "They have mismanaged the company for years, and now they have to pay the piper."多年来他们把公司经营得一团糟,现在不得不承担后果。热门单词推荐
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