spam

迷惑メール、スパム

ネットで大勢に送られる、受け取りたくないメッセージ。広告の場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： Unwanted messages sent to many people online, often to advertise something.

• My inbox is full of spam.
• Your message went into my spam folder.
• Can this filter block more spam?

類義語： junk mail, junk email

よく使う表現： spam folder, spam filter, receive spam

迷惑メール、スパムメール

ネットで送られる不要なメッセージ一通。普通は大量送信されたものの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One unwanted message sent online, usually as part of a large mailing.

• I deleted another spam this morning.
• That email looks like a spam.
• She received several spams offering cheap loans.

類義語： junk email, unsolicited message

よく使う表現： receive a spam, delete a spam, another spam

迷惑メールを送る、スパムを送る

ネットで相手に不要なメッセージを大量に送る。

やさしい英語で： To send someone many unwanted messages online.

• Please don't spam me.
• The company spammed thousands of users with advertisements.
• Someone keeps spamming our forum.

使い方： spam someone with something (They spammed me with offers for cheap flights.)

よく使う表現： spam someone, spam someone's inbox, spam a forum, spam online

連打する、連発する

特にゲームで、同じ操作や行動を素早く何度も繰り返す。

やさしい英語で： To do the same action many times very quickly, especially in a game.

• Don't spam the attack button.
• He won by spamming the same move.
• Players kept spamming spells until the enemy fell.

類義語： repeat

よく使う表現： spam a button, spam an attack, spam the key