A mailshot is a pile of the same letter or advert that a company or a group sends out to many people at once by post — not one letter to one friend, but hundreds or thousands of copies.

A mailshot is a pile of the same letter or advert一個mailshot是一大疊同樣的信件或廣告，that a company or a group sends out to many people at once by post公司或團體一次寄給很多人——not one letter to one friend不是寄給一個朋友的一封信，but hundreds or thousands of copies而是幾百份或幾千份的複本。

It is mainly British English. In American English people more often say a mailing or direct mail.

It is mainly British English它主要是英式英文。In American English在美式英文裡，people more often say a mailing or direct mail大家比較常說mailing或direct mail。

Though actually, the shot is not a gun and not a photo: it is more like one round, one burst, sent together.

Though actually不過事實上，the shot is not a gun and not a photo這個shot不是指槍，也不是照片：it is more like one round, one burst, sent together比較像是一輪、一波，一起發射出去的意思。

Companies now do the same thing by email; some people still call that a mailshot, a bit loosely.

Companies now do the same thing by email現在公司會用email做同樣的事；some people still call that a mailshot有些人還是把那個叫做mailshot，a bit loosely用法有點鬆散。

The word belongs to offices and selling, not to the kitchen table. It can also be a verb: to mailshot a list of names.

The word belongs to offices and selling這個字屬於辦公室和銷售的世界，not to the kitchen table不是廚房餐桌上的字。It can also be a verb它也可以當動詞：to mailshot a list of names像to mailshot a list of names對一份名單發送大量郵件。