palm 英 [pɑ:m]   美 [pɑm]

palm

palm  英 [pɑ:m] 美 [pɑm]

n. 手掌;棕榈树;掌状物  vt. 将…藏于掌中 

进行时:palming  过去式:palmed  过去分词:palmed  第三人称单数:palms  名词复数:palms 

A bird settled on his palm. 一只鸟停落在他的手掌上。
I kissed his palm. 我吻了他的手掌。

  • Your palm is the inside part of your hand. When you clap, you smack your palms together repeatedly.
  • 请先登录
  • n. 手掌;棕榈树;掌状物
  • vt. 将…藏于掌中
  • 1. A bird settled on his palm.

    一只鸟停落在他的手掌上。

  • 2. I kissed his palm.

    我吻了他的手掌。

  • 3. The palm of one's hand is slightly concave.

    人的手掌是微凹的。

  • palm (n.1) "flat of the hand," c. 1300, from Old French palme (Modern French paume), from Latin palma "palm of the hand," also "flat end of an oar; palm tree," from PIE root *pele- (2) "flat; to spread" (source also of Greek palame "open hand," Old Irish lam, Welsh llaw, Old English folm, Old High German folma "hand," Sanskrit panih "hand, hoof").
  • palm (n.2) tropical tree, Old English palma, Old French palme, both from Latin palma "palm tree," originally "palm of the hand;" the tree so called from the shape of its leaves, like fingers of a hand (see palm (n.1)).
  • palm (v.) "impose (something) on (someone)," 1670s, from palm (n.1). Extended form palm off is from 1822.
palm / pɑːm ; NAmE pɑːm / noun , verb palm palms palmed palming noun 1 the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers 手掌;手心 He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand. 他把小鸟轻轻地托在掌心。 sweaty palms 汗涔涔的手掌 to read sb's palm (= to say what you think will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm) 看手相 2 ( also ˈpalm tree ) a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries. There are several types of palmtree, some of which produce fruit. 棕榈树 a date palm 枣椰树 a coconut palm 椰子树 palm leaves/fronds/groves 棕榈叶╱树丛 IDIOM have sb in the ˌpalm of your ˈhand to have complete control or influence over sb 完全控制某人;把某人攥在手心里 more at cross v. , grease v. verb palmsth to hide a coin, card, etc. in your hand, especially when performing a trick 把…藏在手中(尤指玩戏法) PHRASAL VERBS ˌpalm sb↔ˈoff (with sth) ( informal) to persuade sb to believe an excuse or an explanation that is not true, in order to stop them asking questions or complaining (借口某事)欺骗搪塞某人,骗过某人 ˌpalm sth↔ˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sb↔ˈoff (with sth) ( informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them. 哄骗他人接受(无价值或自己不要的东西);用假货行骗 She's always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. 她总是哄骗她的助手做最苦的差事。 Make sure he doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods. 当心别上当让他把残次品卖给你。 ˌpalm sth ˈoff as sth ( informal) to tell sb that sth is better than it is, especially in order to sell it 推销假货;以假乱真 They were trying to palm the table off as a genuine antique. 他们在设法把那张普通桌子当真正的古董推销出去。 palm / pɑːm ; NAmE pɑːm /
  • 请先登录