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Definition of slam dunk in English: slam dunknoun Basketball 1A shot in which a player thrusts the ball down through the basket. 〔篮球〕扣篮 they won on a slam dunk with two seconds remaining as modifier a slam-dunk competition Example sentencesExamples - Erving was introduced as ‘the man who's turned the slam dunk into an art and thrilled ABA fans with moves beyond recognition.’
- ‘Since this morning after breakfast,’ said Pyron, he then did a slam dunk.
- Once upon a time, players entered the slam dunk contest because it gave them a shot at endorsements and a nice extra paycheck.
- Yesterday the NBA announced the four contestants in the annual slam dunk contest.
- You can have mad skill, killer hops and handle, or the monster slam dunk.
- 1.1North American informal usually as modifier Something reliable or unfailing; a foregone conclusion or certainty.
〈美,非正式〉十拿九稳的事,万无一失的东西;可预料的必然结果 the film season's one slam-dunk hit 电影节绝对成功。 Example sentencesExamples - Still, product placement is not necessarily a slam dunk.
- I had chosen a slam dunk in Indian Food in Seattle: India Bistro.
- Later, as we chatted in his ninth-floor office, he explained: ‘It's not a slam dunk.’
- As Wattles says: ‘Falsely attributing criminal conduct to someone is a slam-dunk libel in just about every state.’
- It's a slam-dunk violation of the 1st Amendment and freedom of the press.
- This one should be a slam dunk for the Democrats.
- When they started to play, they were a slam-dunk hit.
- It sounds silly now, but Palmer wasn't a slam dunk at the time.
- Plugging Dana into that tactic, Yost argues, is a slam dunk.
- Good heavens, I mean this should be a slam-dunk.
- ‘From the cost perspective it was a slam dunk,’ the facility executive said.
- At first, it was thought his deregulation agenda was a slam dunk.
- Shoba's walk-through feels like a crushing defeat, but A.G.'s is a slam dunk.
- But a malpractice suit, given all the complexities, wouldn't be a slam dunk.
- So, the choice should be a slam dunk here, right?
- Talented people don't want an easy slam dunk; they want a challenge.
- Thermaltake scored a slam dunk with this cooler, no doubt about it.
- With all three plays showing together, it's a slam dunk.
- A Pittsburgh native, Neish welcomed the slam-dunk introduction to Philly's dance culture.
- The group lobbied the City Council, and it was a slam dunk.
verb [with object]Basketball 1Thrust (the ball) down through the basket. 〔篮球〕扣篮 I do know that when they slam-dunk the ball we celebrate no object he could slam-dunk like a bandit! Example sentencesExamples - As you all watch Michael Jordan slam-dunk, Pam scribbles in her diary.
- Thanks to advertising, by the mid- 90s Jordan earned more as a living logo than he did slam-dunking.
- Jim watches as she slam-dunks the fifth bag of tea into the pot.
- Without even breaking a sweat, she slam-dunked the ball.
- It shows Michael with a soccer ball in his right hand, almost like he's read to slam-dunk it.
- Then, bad boy Ghidrah suddenly reaches out and slam-dunks him.
- 1.1North American informal Defeat or dismiss decisively.
〈美,非正式〉决定性地击败;断然拒绝 they continue to slam-dunk every proposal we make 他们继续断然拒绝我们的每一个提议。 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, Williams has a professional history of slam-dunking the competition.
- He ended up getting punched in the jaw and slam-dunked with a twelve pound turkey.
- ‘I don't think you can ideologically slam-dunk Social Security in the Congress,’ said Panetta.
- In CA's case, voters will likely slam-dunk an Initiative directing $3 BILLION of State moolah to such research.
- Bolt and Devine avoid it completely by slam-dunking anyone who raises such matters with accusations of bad faith.
Synonyms dismiss, reject, brush aside, play down, spurn, rebuff, repudiate, disregard, discount, wave aside, make light of, make little of, belittle, treat with contempt, ridicule, deride, mock, hold up to scorn, scoff at, sneer at
Definition of slam dunk in US English: slam dunknounˈslam ˌdənkˈslæm ˌdənk Basketball 1A shot in which a player thrusts the ball forcefully down through the basket. 〔篮球〕扣篮 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Since this morning after breakfast,’ said Pyron, he then did a slam dunk.
- Once upon a time, players entered the slam dunk contest because it gave them a shot at endorsements and a nice extra paycheck.
- Yesterday the NBA announced the four contestants in the annual slam dunk contest.
- Erving was introduced as ‘the man who's turned the slam dunk into an art and thrilled ABA fans with moves beyond recognition.’
- You can have mad skill, killer hops and handle, or the monster slam dunk.
- 1.1North American informal usually as modifier Something reliable or unfailing; a foregone conclusion or certainty.
〈美,非正式〉十拿九稳的事,万无一失的东西;可预料的必然结果 a movie predicted to be the season's one slam-dunk hit Example sentencesExamples - Talented people don't want an easy slam dunk; they want a challenge.
- With all three plays showing together, it's a slam dunk.
- Later, as we chatted in his ninth-floor office, he explained: ‘It's not a slam dunk.’
- Shoba's walk-through feels like a crushing defeat, but A.G.'s is a slam dunk.
- It sounds silly now, but Palmer wasn't a slam dunk at the time.
- Plugging Dana into that tactic, Yost argues, is a slam dunk.
- At first, it was thought his deregulation agenda was a slam dunk.
- A Pittsburgh native, Neish welcomed the slam-dunk introduction to Philly's dance culture.
- So, the choice should be a slam dunk here, right?
- It's a slam-dunk violation of the 1st Amendment and freedom of the press.
- But a malpractice suit, given all the complexities, wouldn't be a slam dunk.
- ‘From the cost perspective it was a slam dunk,’ the facility executive said.
- The group lobbied the City Council, and it was a slam dunk.
- Thermaltake scored a slam dunk with this cooler, no doubt about it.
- Still, product placement is not necessarily a slam dunk.
- When they started to play, they were a slam-dunk hit.
- This one should be a slam dunk for the Democrats.
- Good heavens, I mean this should be a slam-dunk.
- I had chosen a slam dunk in Indian Food in Seattle: India Bistro.
- As Wattles says: ‘Falsely attributing criminal conduct to someone is a slam-dunk libel in just about every state.’
verbˈslam ˌdənkˈslæm ˌdənk [with object]Basketball 1Thrust (the ball) forcefully down through the basket. 〔篮球〕扣篮 Example sentencesExamples - As you all watch Michael Jordan slam-dunk, Pam scribbles in her diary.
- It shows Michael with a soccer ball in his right hand, almost like he's read to slam-dunk it.
- Thanks to advertising, by the mid- 90s Jordan earned more as a living logo than he did slam-dunking.
- Without even breaking a sweat, she slam-dunked the ball.
- Then, bad boy Ghidrah suddenly reaches out and slam-dunks him.
- Jim watches as she slam-dunks the fifth bag of tea into the pot.
- 1.1North American informal Defeat or dismiss decisively.
〈美,非正式〉决定性地击败;断然拒绝 they continue to slam-dunk every proposal we make 他们继续断然拒绝我们的每一个提议。 Example sentencesExamples - In CA's case, voters will likely slam-dunk an Initiative directing $3 BILLION of State moolah to such research.
- Bolt and Devine avoid it completely by slam-dunking anyone who raises such matters with accusations of bad faith.
- In fact, Williams has a professional history of slam-dunking the competition.
- He ended up getting punched in the jaw and slam-dunked with a twelve pound turkey.
- ‘I don't think you can ideologically slam-dunk Social Security in the Congress,’ said Panetta.
Synonyms dismiss, reject, brush aside, play down, spurn, rebuff, repudiate, disregard, discount, wave aside, make light of, make little of, belittle, treat with contempt, ridicule, deride, mock, hold up to scorn, scoff at, sneer at
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