| 单词 | sock |
| 释义 | sock 1. n. (pl. socks or or informal & Commerce sox) 1. a short knitted covering for the foot, usu. not reaching the knee. 2. a removable inner sole put into a shoe for warmth etc. 3. an ancient Greek or Roman comic actor's light shoe. 4. comic drama. Phrases and idioms pull one's socks up Brit. colloq. make an effort to improve. put a sock in it Brit. sl. be quiet. Etymology: OE socc f. L soccus comic actor's shoe, light low-heeled slipper, f. Gk sukkhos 2. v. & n. colloq. --vtr. hit (esp. a person) forcefully. --n 1. a hard blow. 2. US the power to deliver a blow. Phrases and idioms sock it to attack or address (a person) vigorously. Etymology: c.1700 (cant): orig. unkn. |
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