dunk

浸す、つける

物を短時間だけ液体に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put something into a liquid for a short time.

• Dunk the bread in the soup.
• She dunked her head in cold water.
• Do you like dunking biscuits in tea?

使い方： dunk something in something (He dunked his biscuit in his tea.)

類義語： dip, immerse

よく使う表現： dunk a biscuit, dunk in water

ダンクする

跳び上がり、バスケットの輪の上からボールを押し込む。輪をつかむことも多い。

やさしい英語で： To jump up and push a basketball down through the basket, often holding its metal edge.

• He jumped and dunked the ball.
• Can she dunk with one hand?
• The crowd cheered as both players dunked during practice.

類義語： slam dunk

よく使う表現： dunk the ball, dunk over someone

からかう、嘲笑する

特にネットで、人を公然とからかったり厳しく批判したりする。

やさしい英語で： To publicly make fun of someone or criticize them harshly, especially online.

• Everyone dunked on his latest post.
• It's easy to dunk on strangers online.
• Why are you dunking on her harmless joke?

使い方： dunk on someone/something (People dunked on him for that silly post.)

類義語： mock, ridicule

よく使う表現： dunk on someone, dunk on something

無造作に置く

人や物を、あまり気を配らずにどこかへ置く。

やさしい英語で： To put someone or something somewhere without much care.

• He dunked the bag on the floor.
• She dunked the children in front of the television.
• Don't just dunk the baby in a chair.

使い方： dunk someone/something in/on somewhere (He dunked his bag on the sofa.)

類義語： plonk, dump

よく使う表現： dunk someone down, dunk something down

ダンク、浸すこと

短く液体に浸す動作。特にバスケットの輪の上からボールを押し込むプレー。

やさしい英語で： An action of briefly putting something into liquid, or especially pushing a basketball down through the basket.

• His dunk won the game.
• She gave the biscuit a quick dunk in her tea.
• The crowd cheered after three spectacular dunks.

類義語： slam dunk, dip

よく使う表現： slam dunk, quick dunk