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spam

UK //spæm//US //spæm//

词源

1937年由Hormel公司注册为商标,源自'spiced ham'(调味火腿)的缩写。网络用语意义源自Monty Python喜剧中重复出现的'spam'桥段。

noun

❶ 指未经请求大量发送的垃圾信息,常见于电子邮件、社交媒体或短信中,内容多为广告或欺诈信息。

“My inbox is full of spam emails.”

(我的收件箱里全是垃圾邮件。)

“Don't click on links in spam messages.”

(不要点击垃圾信息中的链接。)

❶ 一种罐装午餐肉品牌,也常用来泛指廉价或低质量的食物。

“We ate spam sandwiches during the trip.”

(我们在旅途中吃了午餐肉三明治。)

“Spam was popular during World War II.”

(午餐肉在二战期间很受欢迎。)

同义词:junk mail, trash, unsolicited messages

verb

❶ 指大量发送垃圾信息或重复发布相同内容的行为,通常带有骚扰性质。

“They spammed the forum with advertisements.”

(他们在论坛上大量发布广告。)

“Don't spam people with unwanted messages.”

(不要向人们发送不需要的垃圾信息。)

同义词:flood, bombard, overload

常见短语

spam and eggs — 指午餐肉煎蛋的经典组合,尤其流行于夏威夷和部分亚洲地区。

“For breakfast, I had spam and eggs with rice.”

(早餐我吃了午餐肉煎蛋配米饭。)

spam folder — 电子邮件系统中专门存放垃圾邮件的文件夹,由系统自动过滤。

“Check your spam folder in case the important email was filtered.”

(检查你的垃圾邮件文件夹,以防重要邮件被过滤。)