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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔pay the piper〕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。韦氏高阶〔pay the piper〕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。韦氏高阶〔piper〕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。外研社新世纪 |