a dunk by sb
by 后接完成扣篮的球员或球队。
The highlight of the game was a dunk by the young forward.
比赛的高光时刻是那名年轻前锋的一记扣篮。
扣篮
dunks — plural of dunk
扣篮的动作或实例,尤指篮球中的扣篮。
The act of jumping up and pushing the ball down through the basket, especially in basketball.
扣篮的动作或实例,尤指篮球中的扣篮。
The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
He dunked his cookie in milk to soften it.
他把饼干浸在牛奶里使其变软。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示浸入液体中
She likes to dunk her bread in the soup for extra flavor.
她喜欢把面包浸在汤里以增加风味。
用法提示：不定式短语，表示习惯动作
The kids are dunking their fries in ketchup.
孩子们正在把薯条蘸番茄酱。
用法提示：现在分词，表示正在进行的动作
by 后接完成扣篮的球员或球队。
The highlight of the game was a dunk by the young forward.
比赛的高光时刻是那名年轻前锋的一记扣篮。
over 引出被扣篮越过的防守者。
He finished the fast break with a dunk over the defender.
他用一记越过防守球员的扣篮结束了快攻。
from 后接起跳位置或距离，说明扣篮的起点。
The video shows a dunk from the free-throw line.
视频展示了一记从罚球线起跳的扣篮。
grammar · medium
易错句子He finished the fast break with powerful dunk.
正确表达He finished the fast break with a powerful dunk.
dunk 是可数名词的单数形式，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She scored two dunk in the final minute.
正确表达She scored two dunks in the final minute.
dunk 是可数名词，数词 two 后必须用复数形式 dunks；汉语名词本身不体现复数，容易遗漏词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He did a dunk in the game.
正确表达He made a dunk in the game.
表示“完成一次扣篮”时，英语常用 make a dunk（或 have/score a dunk），不用泛义动词 do；汉语的“做”不能逐字对应到英语的 do。
layup 指跑动中把球轻送进篮筐的上篮动作；dunk 指手把球从上往下扣进篮筐的扣篮。两者都是篮球得分方式，但动作和力度不同，不能互换。
shot 是篮球中任何一次投篮的统称，可指跳投、三分球等；dunk 专指扣篮这一种动作。泛指投篮时用 shot，不用 dunk。
slam 单独用时表示猛击或砰地关上；篮球的扣篮是 dunk，完整短语才是 slam dunk，不能把 slam 单独当名词“扣篮”用。
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