muzak

noun

1. 米尤扎克背景音乐（常在商店、饭店、机场等地连续播放）
   continuous recorded music that is played in shops, restaurants, airports, etc.

1. Say goodbye to human stampedes and bad department store muzak.
   对拥挤的人流和商场中糟糕的背景音乐说再见吧。
2. Background music is often classed as Muzak in recognition of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s.
   背景音乐通常归类于米尤扎克，这个名字是用来表彰西雅图的一家公司在20世纪30年代所开始创造的软音乐旋律。
3. Background music, or Muzak, can be used by marketers to impose cultures-such as the commercialisation of Christmas-onto consumers and influence their behaviour, experts said.
   专家们认为，这种在公共场所连续播放的背景音乐（又名米尤扎克），可以被营销人员用来向消费者们灌输文化，例如圣诞节的商业化，并以此影响消费者的行为。
4. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background.
   疲惫的上班族当听到工作背景中响起缪扎克那愉悦的声音时，突然有了更多精力。
5. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places.
   而其他人喜欢在公共场所听缪扎克。
6. If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs.
   如果你仔细听缪扎克，你可能会认可许多歌的名字。
7. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do.
   缪扎克做到了设计它的初衷已被证明。
8. About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday.
   约三分之一的美国人每天听“缪扎克”。
9. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen.
   有些音乐家或歌曲作家不想让他们的歌用作缪扎克音乐，而有些人当他们的歌被选作缪扎克时则很欣然。