1835, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Portable musical instrument invented 1829 by Sir Charles Wheatstone. Concertina wire attested by 1917, so called from similarity to the musical instrument.
双语例句
1. Its main bridge - a huge concrete structure - now lies concertina ed on the riverbed.
钢筋混凝土结构的主要桥梁,被扭扁坍塌在河床.
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2. Fanfold: Also called Accordion fold , Concertina fold , Over and back fold , Zigzag fold.
扇形摺: 亦称风琴摺, 之字摺.
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3. High stone walls topped with snaky concertina wire, set off at intervals by looming guard towers.
顶部装着蛇腹式铁丝网的高高的石墙, 被渐渐隐现的哨塔隔开.
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4. But their words helped pierce the concrete and concertina wire of the Iron Curtain.
