1919, American English, from Pennsylvania German dunke "to dip," from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkon, thunkon "to soak," from PIE root *teng- "to soak" (see tincture).
Basketball sense is first recorded 1937 as a verb, 1971 as a noun (earlier dunk shot). German-American Anabaptist sect of Dunkers (who baptize with triple immersion) first recorded by that name 1756.
例文
1. Many people dunk their foods in coffee,tea or milk.
コーヒーやお茶、牛乳につけて食べる人が多い。
2.Politically,this issue is a slam dunk for the party.
政治的には、この議題はこの党の勝機だ。
3.Let 's dunk in the pool before dinner.
私たちは食事の前に池にしばらく浸かりに行きます。
4. Dunk new plants in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting.
新しい植物を植える前にバケツに1時間ほど浸しておきます。
5.The children are allowed to dunk their bread in the soup.