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单词 music while you work
释义

music while you work

/ˌmjuːzɪk wʌɪl juː ˈwəːk/
Chiefly British. Now chiefly historical
noun
Continuous light music played to workers, especially in a factory; a radio broadcast of such music.
  • From 1940 to 1967, the Forces Programme of the BBC (from 1945, the Light Programme) produced a daily broadcast with this title, originally intended to improve morale and productivity among factory workers during the Second World War (1939–45)..

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in John Betjeman (1906–1984), poet, writer, and broadcaster. From the title of a radio programme Music while you work from music + while + you adjective noun + work.

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