sock
noun
verb
sɒk
noun
1
a
piece
of
clothing
made
of
soft
material
that
you
wear
on
your
foot
inside
your
shoe
短袜
a
pair
of
socks
一双短袜
white
ankle
socks
白色的齐踝短袜
2
knock/blow sb’s socks off
to
surprise
and
excite
someone
very
much
[非正式] 使某人大吃一惊,使某人兴奋
informal
a
new
band
that
will
knock
your
socks
off
将会给你带来惊喜的一支新乐队
3
pull your socks up
to
make
an
effort
to
improve
your
behaviour
or
your
work
[非正式,尤英] 努力,用功
informal especially BrE
If
they
want
promotion,
United
have
got
to
pull
their
socks
up.
如果联队想要升级,那就得好好努力。
4
put a sock in it
used
to
tell
someone
in
a
joking
way
to
stop
talking
or
making
a
noise
[非正式] 闭嘴,住口〔以玩笑的方式叫某人不要说话或出声〕
informal
5
a
hard
hit,
especially
with
your
hand
closed
[非正式] 狠狠的一拳
informal
Larry
gave
him
a
sock
on
the
arm.
拉里在他手臂上狠狠地打了一拳。
verb
6
to
hit
someone
very
hard,
especially
with
your
hand
closed
[非正式] 猛击,狠打;
informal
He
socked
her
in
the
face.
他猛地一拳打在她脸上。
7
if
someone
is
socked
with
something
bad,
they
are
suddenly
affected
by
it
[非正式] 使遭损失,损害
usually passive 一般用被动态 | informal
sock
sb
with
sth
I
got
socked
with
a
big
car
repair
bill.
我惨了,要付很大一笔修车费。
8
be socked in
if
an
airport,
road,
or
area
is
socked
in,
it
is
very
difficult
to
see
far
and
no
one
can
travel
because
of
bad
FOG
,
snow,
or
rain
[美] 〔机场、道路或地区因大雾、大雪或大雨〕被封住,被困住
AmE
9
sock it to sb
to
tell
someone
to
do
something
in
a
direct
and
forceful
way
[过时] 强硬地让某人做某事,直截了当地要某人做某事
old-fashioned
10
to
save
money
by
putting
it
in
a
safe
place
[美] 储存〔钱〕,积攒〔钱〕
Roger
socked
away
more
than
$1
million
a
year.
罗杰一年存一百多万美元。