A short burst of doing one thing a lot, more than is sensible, and usually enjoying it at the time. The classic ones are a shopping spree (you go out and buy far too much in one afternoon) and a drinking spree.

A short burst短暫的一陣爆發 of doing one thing a lot把一件事做很多，more than is sensible超過合理的程度，and usually enjoying it at the time而且通常當下很享受。The classic ones典型的例子 are就是 a shopping spree血拼（你出去在一個下午買太多東西了you go out and buy far too much in one afternoon） and和 a drinking spree狂飲。

The word carries no shame while it is happening — it sounds fun, a little wild, a bit out of control, and it always ends. That is the key: a spree has a start and a stop. If you shop too much every week, that is a habit, not a spree.

The word這個字 carries no shame不帶羞恥感 while it is happening在發生的當下——it它 sounds fun聽起來很好玩，a little wild有點瘋，a bit out of control有點失控，and it always ends而且它總會結束。That那 is the key就是關鍵：a spree一次spree has a start and a stop有開始也有結束。If you如果你 shop too much every week每週都買太多，that那 is a habit是個習慣，not a spree而不是spree。

Note that it usually comes after another word telling you what the spree is made of: shopping spree, spending spree, drinking spree, crime spree, killing spree. The light, playful feeling belongs to the shopping and drinking ones; when you attach it to something terrible — a crime spree, a shooting spree — the word keeps only its "one after another, in a short time" part and the fun disappears completely. English does this a lot: the same word, but the company it keeps decides the mood.

Note that要注意 it它 usually comes after通常會接在 another word telling you what the spree is made of另一個說明這場spree是為了什麼的字後面：shopping spree血拼、spending spree花錢狂潮、drinking spree狂飲、crime spree犯罪連環案、killing spree殺戮連環案。The light, playful feeling那種輕鬆、好玩的感覺 belongs to屬於 the shopping and drinking ones血拼和狂飲這兩種；when you attach it to但當你把它接到 something terrible可怕的事情上——a crime spree犯罪連環案、a shooting spree槍擊連環案——the word這個字 keeps only其實只保留了 its "one after another, in a short time" part「短時間內一件接一件」的那個部分 and the fun disappears completely而那種好玩的感覺完全消失了。English英文 does this a lot常常這樣：the same word同一個字，but the company it keeps但它搭配的詞 decides the mood決定了語氣。

You can also say "go on a spree" by itself, and people will usually assume spending or drinking.

You你 can also say還可以單獨說"go on a spree"「去一趟spree」 by itself，and people而人們 will usually assume通常會直接假設 spending or drinking是花錢或喝酒。

Where the word came from is genuinely uncertain — dictionaries offer several guesses (a French word for lively wit, an Irish word, an old Scots word for a cattle raid) and do not agree, so honestly nobody knows.

Where the word came from這個字打哪來的 is genuinely uncertain其實沒人真的知道——dictionaries字典們 offer給出 several guesses好幾種猜測（a French word for lively wit一個表示機智活潑的法文字、an Irish word一個愛爾蘭字、an old Scots word for a cattle raid一個指偷牛突襲的舊蘇格蘭字）and do not agree彼此意見不一，so honestly nobody knows所以老實說沒人知道。