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palm
UK /pɑːm/US /pɑːm/
词源
源自古英语'palma'，来自拉丁语'palma'（手掌，棕榈树），因棕榈叶形状像张开的手掌而得名。
noun
❶ 手掌，指人体手腕到手指之间的部分，用于抓握或触摸物体。
“She held the tiny bird gently in the palm of her hand.”
（她轻轻地把小鸟托在手心里。）
“He wiped his sweaty palm on his jeans before shaking hands.”
（他在握手前把汗湿的手掌在牛仔裤上擦了擦。）
❶ 棕榈树，一种热带植物，树干高大笔直，顶部有大型羽状叶子。
“Palm trees swayed gently in the ocean breeze.”
（棕榈树在海风中轻轻摇曳。）
“We rested in the shade of a tall palm tree.”
（我们在一棵高大的棕榈树荫下休息。）
同义词:hand, palm tree, areca, date palm
verb
❶ 将某物藏在手掌中，通常指魔术师藏东西或作弊时的手法。
“The magician palmed the coin before making it disappear.”
（魔术师先把硬币藏在手掌里，然后让它消失。）
“He palmed the dice to cheat in the game.”
（他在游戏中把骰子藏在手掌里作弊。）
同义词:conceal, hide, secret
常见短语
palm off — 用欺骗手段把劣质或不想要的东西卖给别人。
“The salesman tried to palm off a fake watch as genuine.”
（推销员试图把假手表当作真货卖出去。）
grease someone's palm — 贿赂某人，通过给钱来获得特殊待遇或服务。
“He had to grease the official's palm to get the permit quickly.”
（他不得不贿赂官员以快速获得许可证。）