中英互译
pay the piper
基本释义
- 付出代价:指为了某种行为或决定而承担相应的后果或代价。
双语例句
- I stayed up too late tonight. Tomorrow I'll have to pay the piper.我今晚熬夜过长,明天就得承当熬夜的成果了。
- She wasted many materials owing to mismanagement, so now she must pay the piper.由于管理不善,她浪费了大量物资,所以现在她必须承担后果。
- So, is 2006 the year to "pay the piper?" We think that there are a number of economic Pointers in that direction.因此,我们认为2006年的“埋单”有许多经济趋势的晴雨表。
网络短语
- to pay the piper负担费用;承担代价
同义词
承担后果;承担费用