| 单词 | sock |
| 释义 | sock sock1 —sockless, adj. —socklessness, n. /sok/, n. , pl. socks or, for 1, also sox. 1. a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle. 2. a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors. 3. comic writing for the theater; comedy or comic drama. Cf. buskin (def. 4). 4. Furniture. a raised vertical area of a club or pad foot. 5. knock one's or the socks off. See knock (def. 20). [bef. 900; ME socke, OE socc << L soccus slipper] sock2 /sok/, Slang. v.t. 1. to strike or hit hard. 2. sock away, to put into savings or reserve. 3. sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in. n. 4. a hard blow. 5. a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock. adj. 6. extremely successful: a sock performance. [1690-1700; orig. uncert.] |
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