palm
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches. 棕櫚樹
...golden sands and swaying palms. …金色的沙灘和搖曳的棕櫚樹。
2. N-COUNT The palm of your hand is the inside part of your hand, between your fingers and your wrist. 手掌
Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand. 多恩伯格用他的手掌拍了一下桌子。
3. V to conceal in or about the hand, as in sleight-of-hand tricks 把···藏在手中
4. PHRASE If you have someone or something in the palm of your hand, you have control over them. 在 (某人的) 掌控之中
Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the palm of his hand. 約翰遜以爲(wèi)他已把董事會(huì)控制在他的掌中。
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palm /pɑ?m/ (palms)
劍橋詞典
- She sighed and rested her chin in the palm of her hand .
- In a tent an old gypsy woman was reading palms.
- You've got horribly sweaty palms.
- He shouted her name and slapped his palms on the table .
- She was clutching a small coin in the palm of her hand .
palm noun [C] (HAND)
the inside part of your hand from your wrist to the base of your fingers手掌，手心
This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand . 這種微型裝置可以放入你的掌心。
?read sb's palm
to look at the lines on the inside of someone's hand and say what these lines say about their character and future
給（某人）看手相（算命）
例句
palm noun [C] (TREE)
C1 (also palm tree)a tree that grows in hot countries and has a tall trunk with a mass of long pointed leaves at the top
棕櫚樹
date palms 棗椰樹
palm fronds 棕櫚葉
The island has long golden beaches fringed by palm trees . 這個(gè)小島周圍金色海灘緜延，環(huán)抱於綠色的棕櫚中。