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| /pɑːm/ |
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| 1 | the inside part of your hand , between your fingers and your wrist 手掌；手心 |
| She sat waiting, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. 她坐着等，手掌托着下巴。 |
| The captain slapped his palm on the desk. 船长一掌拍在桌子上。 |
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| 2 | a palm tree or a large plant similar to a palm tree 棕榈树；棕榈科植物 |
| a beach of white sand fringed with coconut palms 边缘点缀着椰子树的白色沙滩 |
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| - | have sb in the palm of your hand
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| to have complete power over someone so that they do what you tell them to do |
| 完全控制某人；完全掌握某人 |
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| He had the audience in the palm of his hand. 他完全把观众控制住了。 |
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| - | read sb’ s palm
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| to claim to be able to tell what will happen to someone in the future by examining the palm of their hand |
| 给某人看手相 |
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