concertina
/ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈtē-nə/ (ame, mw) · /ˌkɒn.səˈtiː.nə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːn.sɚˈtiː.nə/ (ame, ipa)
concertina — 名詞
- concertinasingular
- concertinasplural
1. a small musical instrument shaped like a box with bellows in the middle. The pla
六角手風琴
兩端按鈕、用手拉合的小型風琴
a small musical instrument shaped like a box with bellows in the middle. The player holds one end in each hand, pushes them in and pulls them out, and presses small buttons to make different notes.
Iris learned to play the concertina from her grandfather in Dublin.
Iris 從她在都柏林的祖父那裡學會了拉六角手風琴。
play (the) concertina
An old sailor sat on the dock and played a sad tune on his concertina.
一位老水手坐在碼頭上，用他的六角手風琴吹奏了一首悲傷的曲子。
on (the) concertina
Mateo squeezed the concertina slowly, and a low, breathing sound filled the room.
Mateo 慢慢地擠壓六角手風琴，一陣低沉、像呼吸般的聲音便充滿整個房間。
The small folk band used a fiddle, a concertina, and a single drum.
那個小型民謠樂團使用一把小提琴、一台六角手風琴和一面鼓。
- accordion
larger relative with a piano-style keyboard on one side; not the same instrument but closely related
- squeezebox
informal cover term for hand-bellows instruments including concertinas and accordions
- bandoneon
related square button instrument used mainly in Argentine tango
文法句型
play (the) concertina
on (the) concertina
用法筆記
Often confused with an accordion, but the concertina is smaller, hexagonal, and uses buttons on both ends rather than a piano-style keyboard. Common in Irish, English, and Argentine folk music.
常見錯誤
2. sharp wire wound into large loose loops that spring open when pulled apart, used
蛇腹鐵絲網
盤成大圈、用作快速阻擋的有刺鐵絲
sharp wire wound into large loose loops that spring open when pulled apart, used to make a quick barrier that people cannot easily cross.
Soldiers laid concertina along the river bank to slow down anyone crossing at night.
士兵沿著河岸鋪設蛇腹鐵絲網，好拖慢夜間越過河岸的人。
typical context: military barrier
The fence around the prison was topped with three rolls of concertina.
監獄四周的圍牆上方架了三圈蛇腹鐵絲網。
collocation: rolls of concertina
Karim cut his hand badly when he tried to climb over the concertina.
Karim 試著翻越蛇腹鐵絲網時，把手割得很嚴重。
Workers spent the morning rolling out concertina along the construction site.
工人花了一整個早上沿著工地鋪開蛇腹鐵絲網。
- razor wire
almost interchangeable in everyday use; technically refers to wire with flat blades rather than barbs
- barbed wire
the general term; concertina is one particular coiled form of barbed wire
文法句型
concertina wire
rolls of concertina
用法筆記
Often appears as the compound 'concertina wire' to make the meaning clear. Found on prison walls, military bases, and border fences, where it is preferred over plain barbed wire because it springs into shape on its own.
常見錯誤
concertina — 動詞
- concertinapresent simple I / you / we / they
- concertinas3rd person singular
- concertinaing-ing form
- concertinaedpast simple
1. if a long object concertinas, or something concertinas it, the long object is pr
擠壓變形
因撞擊或外力被壓成短而密的折層
if a long object concertinas, or something concertinas it, the long object is pressed into many short folds, like the middle of a concertina being squeezed shut.
The truck hit the back of the van, and the bonnet concertinaed badly.
卡車撞上廂型車後車尾，引擎蓋被擠壓變形得很嚴重。
intransitive: a vehicle concertinas
In the storm, the long tent poles concertinaed and collapsed onto the campers.
風暴中，那些長帳篷桿被擠壓變形，整個倒在露營者身上。
Yael folded the paper carefully, concertinaing it into a small fan.
Yael 小心地把那張紙折疊壓扁，做成一把小扇子。
After the train crash, the front three carriages had concertinaed into one twisted heap.
火車事故後，前三節車廂被擠壓變形，糾結成一團扭曲的金屬。
- stretch out
to extend something long and flat instead of pressing it into folds
文法句型
[thing] concertinas
concertina + noun
用法筆記
Most common in British news reports of vehicle or train crashes, where it describes how a long body crumples into tight folds. Rarely used outside this concrete image of folding or crumpling.