C 短袜 a covering of soft material for the foot and usually part of the lower leg, usually worn inside a shoe

　knit ～s　编织短袜
　mend a ～　补袜子
　athletic ～s　运动袜
　knee ～s　长及膝盖的袜子
　stretch ～s　弹力袜

　The socks he bought for his boy are one size too large.　他替孩子买的短袜大了一号。
　She didn't darn her own socks.　她不补她自己的袜子。
　Your socks don't match.　你的袜子和衣服不配。
　Blue suit and brown socks!He had fouled up again.　蓝衣服和棕色短袜！他又搞错了。
　When she finished the darning, she paired the socks.　袜子补好以后，她把它们一双双地放在一起。
　Pair the socks and put them in the drawer.　把袜子配成双，然后放到抽屉里。
　Hike up your socks, they are falling down.　你的袜子快掉下去了，向上提提。
　Let me darn those socks for you.　让我来给你补袜子。
　Would you show me some socks?　请拿些袜子给我看看好吗?
　Those old socks are really stinking the room out.　那些旧袜子确实使房间里有一股臭气。
　He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.　他为配他的那身衣服选了一双袜子。
　I'm knitting a pair of socks.　我在织一双袜子。
　I wore a pair of socks on my feet.　我脚上穿了双短袜。
　A pair of socks are on the floor.　一双短袜在地板上。
　Two pairs of socks are enough.　两双短袜足够了。
　Gee, it's good to have a look at you, old socks!　嘿，老兄，很高兴见到你。

 ♣ pull one's socks up
　付出更大努力；鼓足干劲　make greater effort
　Everyone's going all out. Even the few lazy members have started to pull their socks up.　人人都在努力工作，甚至连极少数懒汉也都积极起来了。
　You'd better pull your socks up if you want to succeed in this business.　如果你要在这一行中取得成功，你最好加油干。
 ♣ put a sock in it
　不再讲话　be quiet; stop talking or making a noise
　He put a sock in it.　他安静下来了。
　Put a sock in it!I'm on the phone.　小声点！我正在打电话。
　Everything put a sock in it.　一切都很安静。
　When it put a sock in it we can hear the river flowing.　安静下来，我们能听到河水的流淌声。

 ♣ socks, stockings
　这两个词都指“袜子”。其区别在于：socks一般指高及脚踝或小腿部的短袜，多为男人及儿童、运动员等穿着；而stockings多指妇女穿的长袜，一般高及或超过膝盖。例如：
　In the show-case of the new department store we saw many excellent nylon stockings manufactured in our country.　我们在新开的百货公司的陈列柜里看到很多国产的优质的尼龙袜。
　A lady's stockings cover the whole of her legs and feet.　女人的长袜遮盖着整个腿和脚。
　I bought a pair of stockings.　我买了一双长筒袜。

　他的袜子在我的床上。
　［误］ His sock is on my bed.
　［正］ His socks are on my bed.
　［析］ 由于“袜子”是成对使用的，故通常用复数形式socks. 作主语时，谓语动词也用复数形式。

　sock　还可用作动词，意思是“重击”。例如：
　Sock him on the jaw!　打他的下巴！
　The speaker really socked it to them.　发言的人给他们迎头痛击。

　［同义词］ stockings
　［词源］　中古英语socke（短袜）