sock 1 S3 / sɒk $ sɑk / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of clothing made of soft material that you wear on your foot inside your shoe :

a pair of socks

white ankle socks

2 knock/blow sb’s socks off informal to surprise and excite someone very much :

a new band that will knock your socks off

3 pull your socks up especially British English informal to make an effort to improve your behaviour or your work :

If they want promotion, United have got to pull their socks up.

4 put a sock in it informal used to tell someone in a joking way to stop talking or making a noise

5 informal a hard hit, especially with your hand closed :

Larry gave him a sock on the arm.

COLLOCATIONS

短语

a pair of socks He had a spare pair of socks in his gym bag.

shoes and socks We took off our shoes and socks and waded in the stream.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sock

ankle/knee socks The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.

thick socks Wear thick socks and boots.

woollen/cotton/nylon socks Cotton socks are better for your feet.

odd socks (= socks that are not a pair ) He was wearing odd socks – one blue one and one black one.

动词

wear socks He always wore red socks.

put your socks on She sat on the bed beside him, putting on her socks.

take your socks off My feet got so hot and sweaty I took my trainers and socks off.