squeezebox
/ˈskwiːz.bɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈskwiːz.bɑːks/ (ame, ipa)
squeezebox — 名詞
1. a musical instrument with a folding middle that you push and pull while pressing
手風琴
可拉推風箱的鍵盤樂器
a musical instrument with a folding middle that you push and pull while pressing keys or buttons; an informal word for an accordion
Nellie played the squeezebox beside the market while children danced.
Nellie 在市場旁拉著手風琴，孩子們就在一旁跳舞。
collocation: play the squeezebox
Kabir carried his grandfather's squeezebox onto the stage for the folk show.
Kabir 把祖父的手風琴搬上舞台，準備參加民謠表演。
collocation: carry a squeezebox onto the stage
Yumi keeps an old squeezebox in the corner of her cafe.
Yumi 把一台老手風琴放在她咖啡館角落。
Christopher learned to play the squeezebox from a neighbor that summer.
Christopher 在那年夏天跟鄰居學會了拉手風琴。
After dinner, Hassan opened the squeezebox and led everyone in song.
晚飯後，Hassan 打開手風琴，帶著大家一起唱歌。
- accordion
Accordion is the standard neutral word; squeezebox sounds more informal and lively.
用法筆記
Usually informal and often linked with folk or street music. In neutral writing, people more often say accordion.