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a piece of clothing that is worn over the foot, ankle and lower part of the leg, especially inside a shoe 短袜 a pair of socks 一双短袜 I never wear socks. 我从不穿袜子。 He had odd socks on, one red and one yellow. 他穿着奇怪的袜子，一只红色，一只黄色。
Extra ExamplesJohn sat down and took off his shoes and socks. 约翰坐下来，脱下鞋子和袜子。 Wear cotton socks indoors to protect your feet from the cold. 在室内穿棉袜，保护你的脚免受寒冷。 The children all wore white knee socks. 孩子们都穿着白色的过膝袜。 tube socks (= socks without a shaped heel) 无跟短袜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- knee
- knee-high
- long
- …
- pair
- pull on
- pull up
- pull off
- …
- drawer
- puppet
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a hard hit, especially with the fist （尤指用拳头）猛击，重击
Word OriginOld English socc ‘light shoe’, of Germanic origin, from Latin soccus ‘comic actor's shoe, light low-heeled slipper’, from Greek sukkhos.
Idioms
blow/knock somebody’s socks off
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to surprise or impress somebody very much 使某人万分惊愕；给某人留下深刻印象
pull your socks up
put a sock in it
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used to tell somebody to stop talking or making a noise （让某人安静）住嘴，别出声 Can't you put a sock in it? I'm trying to work. 别出声了好不好？ 我要工作呢。