单词 | pipe up |
释义 | pipe upverb (intr, adverb)to commence singing or playing a musical instrumentthe band piped up to speak up, esp in a shrill voice Words nearby pipe uppipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort, pipe wrench, pipi, piping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pipe uppipe up Speak up, as in Finally she piped up, “I think I've got the winning ticket,” or Pipe up if you want more pancakes. This term originally referred to a high, piping tone. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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