| 单词 | cocktail music |
| 释义 | > as lemmascocktail music cocktail music n. music of a kind played in the background at a cocktail party or cocktail bar, now typically characterized as softly melodious, light, bland, and unobtrusive; such music as a genre. ΚΠ 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 49 The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music. 1934 Washington Post 28 Dec. 11 Although locally noted for his dance and cocktail music, the soft spot in Sidney's heart is for gypsy songs. 1968 Times 15 Mar. 8 Tinkling Manhattan cocktail music gently insinuates itself between the leather-topped boxes on which two young things sit. 2008 Cathedral Music Nov. 14/1 The BBC Messageboard was filled with comment, describing the service as ‘sentimental slush’ or ‘cocktail music’. < as lemmas |
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