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palm¹ /pɑːm, pɑːlm/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 手掌，手心
stroke palms 握手
She placed the money in his palm. 她把钱放在他手心里。
No two human beings have the same palm prints. 没有两个人的掌纹是一样的。
2. (四足动物的)前足掌
3. (一)手宽(以手的宽度为基础的长度单位，约为7.5厘米至10厘米)；(一)手长(以手的长度为基础的长度单位，约为17.5厘米至25厘米)
4. (手套的)掌部
5. 掌状物；桨叶；轮叶；锚掌；锚爪
6. (尤指驼鹿或麋的)鹿角扁平部分
7. (缝帆时顶针用的)托掌；掌皮
II vt.
1. (变戏法、玩牌等时)把…藏于手(掌)中
The magician palmed the coin and suddenly produced it from a boy's ear. 魔术师把硬币藏在掌中，然后突然从一个男孩的耳朵里把它变了出来。
2. 用手掌触摸，抚摩；与…握手
He is palming his wrinkled face. 他抚摩着起皱纹的脸。
3. (用欺骗手段)把…硬塞给
You shouldn't palm such stuff on me. 你不应该把这样的东西塞给我。
4. 【篮】(运球时球在手中有停顿现象而)翻(球)犯规
5. 顺手偷走
palm a book in a bookstore 顺手偷走书店里的一本书
6. 向…行贿，收买
[< ME paume<OFr<L palma] phr. cross sb.'s palm 见 cross
grease the palm of 见 grease
have an itching palm (或 have itching palms) 贪钱，贪财
in the palm of one's hand 在手掌之中，在完全控制下
She had her husband in the palm of her hand. 她完全控制了她的丈夫。
I hold their happiness in the palm of my hand. 他们的幸福完全在我的掌握之中。
know sth. like the palm of one's hand 对某事了如指掌
Martin knows that place like the palm of his hand. 马丁对那个地方了如指掌。
oil the palm 见 oil
palm off1. 〈口〉用欺骗手段把…卖掉；(为摆脱)把…骗塞出去
The fruit seller palmed off some bad oranges onto the old lady.水果贩把一些坏橘子骗卖给了那个老太太。
The salesman palmed off pine wood floors as oak.推销员把松木地板冒充栎木地板出售。
He palmed off the unwelcome visitor upon John.他把那个不受欢迎的来客打发给了约翰。
2. 使呈现假象，使人对…得到错误印象
palm oneself off as a correspondent 冒充是通讯员
She is trying to palm the girl off as her daughter.她试图让人们以为这女孩是她女儿。
3. (用谎言、诡计等)欺骗打发
She palmed him off with the excuse that she had no money.她借口没钱把他打发走了。
read sb.'s palm 看手相 |