palm

palm1
noun
  1. (亦作 palm tree)an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan-shaped leaves, and typically having old leaf scars forming a regular pattern on the trunk. Palms grow in tropical and warm regions
    棕榈树
  2. Family Palmae (or Arecaceae): numerous genera and species, some of which are of great commercial importance, e.g. the oil palm, date palm, and coconut
    棕榈科（或槟榔科）：众多属，众多种，有些有巨大商业价值，如油棕、椰枣树及椰子树
    ■a leaf of such a tree awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory or triumph
    （作为奖赏或胜利象征的）棕榈叶
    the consensus was that the palm should go to Doerner.
    一致认为德尔纳应获奖。
派生
语源
  1. Old English palm(a), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch palm and German Palme, from Latin palma 'palm (of a hand'), its leaf being likened to a spread hand
palm2
noun
  1. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers
    手掌；手心
    ■a part of a glove that covers this part of the hand
    （手套的）掌部
    ■a hard shield worn on the hand by sailmakers to protect the palm
    （制帆工用的）护掌
    ■the palmate part of a deer's antler
    鹿角的扁平部分
verb
  1. [with obj.]conceal (a card or other small object) in the hand, especially as part of a trick or theft
    （尤指变戏法或偷东西）把（纸牌或其他小东西）藏于手掌中
  2. [with obj. and adverbial of direction](of a goalkeeper) deflect (the ball) with the palm of the hand
    （守门员）用手掌挡（球）
    Jason palmed the ball out of danger.
    詹森用手掌把球挡了出去。
常用词组
have (或 hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
  1. have someone under one's control or influence
    把某人置于完全控制之下
    she had the audience in the palm of her hand.
    她完全控制了观众。
read someone's palm
  1. tell someone's fortune by looking at the lines on their palm
    给某人看手相算命
派生
palmar
[ˈpalmə]
adjective
palmed
adjective
  1. [in combination]sweaty-palmed.
    汗涔涔的手掌心。
palmful
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent
继承用法
palm someone off
  1. (informal)persuade someone to accept something by deception
    (非正式)用欺骗手段使别人接受某物
    most sellers are palmed off with a fraction of what something is worth.
    大多数店主被骗接受了不及货物价值零头的价格。
palm something off
  1. sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud
    骗卖；用欺骗手段摆脱掉
    they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians.
    他们骗卖给俄国人许多质量最差的产品。
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