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Sock-hopping

“Sock-hopping” 源自 sock hop(袜子舞会)——50 年代美国中学常在体育馆办舞会,学生脱鞋只穿袜子跳舞以免刮花地板。现可泛指穿着袜子蹦跳、怀旧摇摆舞,或幽默地形容轻快蹦跶,如 sock-hopping around the kitchen(在厨房里穿着袜子蹦跶)。

  1. “They were sock-hopping to rock-and-roll records in the gym.” (他们在体育馆里跟着摇滚唱片跳袜子舞。)
  2. “Grandma smiled, remembering sock-hopping with her high school friends.” (奶奶想起和高中好友跳袜子舞,露出了笑容。)
  3. “The kids went sock-hopping across the hardwood after bedtime.” ( bedtime 后孩子们穿着袜子在硬木地板上蹦来蹦去。)

“Sock hop” 由 sock(袜子)+ hop(跳)组成,1950 年代美国青少年文化用语;“-ing” 表示正在进行的袜子舞会或蹦跳。

复合词 sock-hop + “-ing”;hop 在此为动词(跳跃),非名词“啤酒花”义。

Sock hop 是《欢乐时光》《回到未来》等怀旧美剧的标志性场景;今日常用于营造 50 年代复古、青春、轻松氛围。

  • 固定搭配: “sock hop” (袜子舞会), “go sock-hopping” (去跳袜子舞)
  • 名词: sock hop
  • 相关: rock-and-roll, jitterbug

“sock + hop”:脱了鞋只穿袜子 hop(跳)——sock-hopping 就是袜子舞会上那种轻快蹦跳。

“While a retro playlist played, cousins were sock-hopping in the living room like it was a 1955 gymnasium.” (复古歌单响起时,表兄妹们在客厅穿着袜子蹦跳,仿佛置身 1955 年的体育馆。)