dunk

in Vietnamese Ngâm vào nước hoặc chất lỏng khác

BrE /dʌŋk/ AmE /dʌŋk/

verb en → vi

past dunked pp dunked ing dunking

1 SOAK [transitive] B1

Ngâm vào nước hoặc chất lỏng khác

to put a food item into liquid, usually to soften it or make it taste better

  • dunk something in/into sth

Collocations dunk a cookie into milk · dunk bread in soup

  • She likes to dunk her doughnut in coffee.

    Cô ấy thích ngâm bánh donut vào cà phê.

2 BASKETBALL [intransitive] C1

Đẩy bóng vào rổ

to put the ball into the basket, usually from a short distance above it

  • dunk (the) ball

Collocations a spectacular dunk · to perform a slam dunk

  • He managed to dunk the ball despite being closely guarded.

    Anh ấy đã có thể đẩy bóng vào rổ dù bị phòng thủ chặt chẽ.