例句-1: It costs a lot these days to send children to college, so we are going to sock away some money every month to make sure she starts life with a good education.
例句-2: Honey, the snow is beginning to come down a lot faster. I am afraid it will sock in the airport and I won't be able to fly up to New York for that business meeting.
亲爱的,雪开始下得越来越猛了。我怕机场会关闭;我不能飞到纽约去开会了。
3. knock your socks off 令人兴奋不已的好事
Knock是敲或打的意思。Knock your socks off的意思相当于中国的成语“叹为观止”。按字面来解释也就是,当你看到一件事感到十分惊讶,其震撼力把你的袜子都从腿上震了下来。举例来说,Tom昨天晚上看了一场电影,他觉得简直是太好了。他不但自己还要再去看一遍,而且还要把女朋友也带去一块儿观赏。Tom对女朋友说:
例句-3: I want to tell you that you will love this picture. I promise you it will knock your socks off, honey. It's the best thing I have seen in a long time.