Sending the same message out to huge numbers of people who never asked for it — junk email, mass advertising, scam links. The word carries clear disapproval built in, so using it is already a complaint.

Sending the same message out to把同一則訊息大量發送給 huge numbers of people who never asked for it根本沒要求的一大群人——junk email, mass advertising, scam links垃圾郵件、大量廣告、詐騙連結。The word carries clear disapproval built in這個字本身就帶著明顯的不贊同, so using it is already a complaint用它就等於是在抱怨。

Grammatically it does double duty: it is the -ing form of the verb spam ('he was spamming everyone in the office'), and it is also a noun for the activity ('spamming is illegal in many countries'). Both are common.

Grammatically it does double duty這個字在文法上有雙重身分: it is the -ing form of the verb spam它是動詞 spam 的 -ing 形式 ('he was spamming everyone in the office')（'he was spamming everyone in the office'）, and it is also a noun for the activity也是指這個行為的名詞 ('spamming is illegal in many countries')（'spamming is illegal in many countries'）。Both are common兩種用法都很常見。

Watch the pattern after it — you spam a person or a place, not a message: 'they spammed my inbox', 'stop spamming the group chat'.

Watch the pattern after it注意它後面接的東西——you spam a person or a place你 spam 的是一個人或一個地方, not a message而不是一則訊息: 'they spammed my inbox''they spammed my inbox', 'stop spamming the group chat''stop spamming the group chat'。

The use has widened a long way past email. Posting the same thing repeatedly in a chat is spamming. In games, spamming a move or a button means pressing it again and again instead of playing thoughtfully, and while that sense is still critical, it is much lighter — half a joke between friends.

The use has widened a long way past email這個用法已經延伸到遠遠超過電子郵件的範圍。Posting the same thing repeatedly in a chat在聊天室裡重複貼同樣的東西 is spamming也叫做 spamming。In games在遊戲裡, spamming a move or a button meansspamming a move or a button 指的是 pressing it again and again instead of playing thoughtfully一直按同一個動作或按鈕，而不是動腦子好好玩, and while that sense is still critical雖然這個意思還是帶有批評的意味, it is much lighter但輕多了——half a joke between friends比較像朋友之間開的玩笑。

Note the spelling: spam has one m, but spamming doubles it.

Note the spelling注意拼法: spam has one mspam 只有一個 m, but spamming doubles it但 spamming 要疊字母。