单词 | palm |
释义 | nounverbpalmBrE /pɑːm/ NAmE /pɑːm/ noun 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 (also ˈpalm tree ) a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top , growing in tropical countries . There are several types of palm tree , 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;棕榈树丛 ● 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● ˌcross sb's ˌpalm with ˈsilver to give sb money so that they will do you a favour , especially tell your fortune为得到好处而给某人钱;(尤指)付钱请人算命● grease sb's ˈpalm (old-fashioned , informal ) to give sb money in order to persuade them to do sth dishonest 向某人行贿;用金钱收买SYN bribepalmBrE /pɑːm/ NAmE /pɑːm/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they palm BrE /pɑːm/ NAmE /pɑːm/ present simple - he / she / it palms BrE /pɑːmz/ NAmE /pɑːmz/ past simple palmed BrE /pɑːmd/ NAmE /pɑːmd/ past participle palmed BrE /pɑːmd/ NAmE /pɑːmd/ -ing form palming BrE /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/ ~sth to hide a coin , card , etc . in your hand , especially when performing a trick 把…藏在手中(尤指玩戏法) ● 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。 |
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