dunk
dunk — 動詞
- dunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dunkshe / she / it
- dunkedpast simple
- dunking-ing form
1. to put a piece of food, like a cookie or cracker, into a hot drink for a moment
浸泡；蘸
將食物短暫浸入飲料中再吃
to put a piece of food, like a cookie or cracker, into a hot drink for a moment before eating it so that the food becomes softer
Haruki gently dunked his buttered toast into his coffee before taking a bite.
Haruki 輕輕地將塗了奶油的吐司浸泡在咖啡裡，然後才咬了一口。
dunk + noun + in/into + noun (liquid)
Amara's grandmother always dunked plain biscuits in her tea and ate them quickly.
Amara 的祖母總是將普通餅乾在茶裡浸一下，然後很快吃掉。
The children watched their father dunk a cookie into a glass of cold milk.
孩子們看著父親把一塊新鮮餅乾浸泡在一大杯冰牛奶裡。
Mei-Lin prefers to dunk her shortbread in hot chocolate rather than plain black tea.
Mei-Lin 比較喜歡把酥餅浸泡在熱巧克力裡，而不是普通的紅茶裡。
文法句型
dunk + noun (food) + in/into + noun (liquid)
用法筆記
The object is usually a dry, baked food that absorbs liquid. This sense is especially common in British and Commonwealth English for the ritual of dipping biscuits in tea.
常見錯誤
2. to push an object or a person into water for a brief period, either to clean som
浸入；泡一下
短暫放進水或液體中
to push an object or a person into water for a brief period, either to clean something or as a playful action
Kwame playfully dunked his younger cousin in the swimming pool during their holiday.
Kwame 在度假時開玩笑地把表弟按進游泳池裡。
dunk someone in water (playful)
Sofia dunked the paintbrush in a jar of water and swirled it clean.
Sofia 把畫筆放進一罐水裡浸泡，轉動筆刷把它洗乾淨。
The chef dunked the fish in salted water to rinse it before grilling.
廚師把魚放進鹽水裡浸泡沖洗，然後才燒烤。
Omar dunked his head under the waterfall to cool off after the long hike.
Omar 把頭浸在瀑布下，在漫長的健行後讓自己涼快一下。
文法句型
dunk + noun + in/into + noun (liquid)
用法筆記
When used with a person as the object, it almost always describes a playful or joking action. This sense is rarely used in formal writing.
常見錯誤
3. to score in basketball by leaping up and pushing the ball downward through the n
灌籃；扣籃
籃球中跳起將球扣入籃框
to score in basketball by leaping up and pushing the ball downward through the net with the hands above the rim
Diego leaped and dunked the ball to win the championship with three seconds left.
Diego 跳起來灌籃得分，在剩下最後三秒時贏得了冠軍。
dunk the ball (transitive)
Elena dunked over two defenders, and the entire stadium erupted in cheers.
Elena 在兩名防守球員頭上灌籃，全場爆出歡呼聲。
dunk + over + defender
Noah practised jumping every day until he could finally dunk on a regulation hoop.
Noah 好幾個月每天都練習跳躍，終於可以在標準籃框上灌籃了。
The young forward stunned the crowd by dunking the ball backwards during the all-star game.
那位年輕前鋒在全明星賽中向後灌籃，讓全場觀眾驚嘆不已。
- slam-dunk
a more emphatic term, often used for powerful, one-handed dunks
- jam
informal basketball slang, interchangeable with 'dunk'
- throw down
informal phrase, emphasises force
文法句型
dunk + noun (the ball)
dunk (no object)
dunk + over/on + noun (defender)
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in basketball contexts. The intransitive form ('He can dunk') implies the ability to perform a dunk shot. In informal American English, 'dunk on someone' can also mean to humiliate or defeat someone decisively.
常見錯誤
dunk — 名詞
1. an act in basketball in which a player jumps and throws the ball down through th
灌籃動作
籃球中跳起扣籃的動作
an act in basketball in which a player jumps and throws the ball down through the basket from above the rim, often with force
Zara's powerful dunk in the final quarter brought her team back into the game.
Zara 在第四節的強力灌籃讓她的球隊重新回到比賽中。
possessive + adjective + dunk
The announcer called it the greatest dunk he had seen in twenty years of broadcasting.
主播說那是他二十年轉播生涯中看過最精彩的一次灌籃。
Deepa watched slow-motion replays of famous dunks to improve her own technique.
Deepa 觀看著名灌籃的慢動作重播來改進自己的技術。
Anong's two-handed dunk sent the opposing players diving out of the way.
Anong 的雙手灌籃讓對方的球員們紛紛閃避。
文法句型
a + adjective + dunk
possessive + dunk
用法筆記
The noun form is almost always used in basketball contexts. Compound forms like 'slam dunk' and 'reverse dunk' are common in sports commentary.