◙ noun 1. a garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted from wool, cotton, or nylon • 短袜 a removable inner sole placed inside a shoe or boot for added warmth or to improve the fit • 鞋垫 a white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg, not extending as far as the knee or hock • （马小腿处的）白色标记。 --› compare stocking 2. [informal] a hard blow • [非正式] 重重的一拳 »a sock on the jaw. 打在下巴上的一记重拳。 [mass noun] [US] force or emphasis • [美] 实力；重点 »we have enough speed and sock in our line-up to score runs. 我们队有足够的速度和实力跑动（或跑垒）得分。 ◙ verb 1. [informal] [with obj.] hit forcefully • [非正式] 猛击 »Jess socked his father across the face. 杰斯在他父亲的脸上重重地打了一拳。 [常作 be socked with] affect disadvantageously • 对…有不利影响 »consumers have been socked with huge price increases. 消费者深受价格暴涨之害。
【IDIOMS】
◘ knock (或 blow) someone's socks off 1. [informal] amaze or impress someone • [非正式] 给某人留下印象；使某人吃惊 ◘ knock the socks off 1. [informal] surpass or beat • [非正式] 超过；打败 ◘ — one's socks off 1. [informal] do something with great energy and enthusiasm • [非正式] 全力以赴地做事 »she acted her socks off. 她全力以赴地行动。 ◘ pull one's socks up 1. [informal] make an effort to improve one's work, performance, or behaviour • [非正式] 努力改善自己的工作（表现或行为） ◘ put a sock in it 1. [usu. in imperative] [Brit. informal] stop talking • [英，非正式] 住嘴 ◘ sock and buskin 1. (archaic)the theatrical profession;drama • [古] 戏剧行业；戏剧 ◘ sock it to someone 1. [informal] attack or make a forceful impression on someone • [非正式] 攻击；给某人留下深刻的印象
【语源】
1. Old English socc 'light shoe', of Germanic origin, from Latin soccus 'comic actor's shoe, light low-heeled slipper', from Greek sukkhos
【PHR V】
◘ sock something away 1. [N. Amer.] put money aside as savings • [北美] 储蓄，存钱 »you'll need to sock away about $900 a month. 你需要每月存大约900美元。 ◘ sock something in (或 sock in) 1. [N. Amer.] (of weather) envelop • [北美] （天气）笼罩 »the beach was socked in with fog. 海滩被浓雾所笼罩。