sock

sock
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。 比较 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。
常用词组
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
继承用法
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。
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