(亦作palm tree)
1- an unbranched evergreen tree with a crown of very long feathered or fan-shaped leaves, and typically having old leaf scars forming a regular pattern on the trunk. Palms grow in tropical and warm regions.棕榈树。
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- Family Palmae (or Arecaceae): numerous genera and species, some of which are of great commercial importance, e. g. the oil palm, date palm, and coconut.棕榈科（或槟榔科）：众多属, 众多种, 有些有巨大商业价值, 如油棕、椰枣树及椰子树。
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- a leaf of such a tree awarded as a prize or viewed as a symbol of victory or triumph（作为奖赏或胜利象征的）棕榈叶：
the consensus was that the palm should go to Doerner.
一致认为德尔纳应获奖。
词源
Old English palm（a）， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch palm and German Palme, from Latin palma 'palm (of a hand)'， its leaf being likened to a spread hand.
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- the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers手掌; 手心。
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- a part of a glove that covers this part of the hand（手套的）掌部。
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- a hard shield worn on the hand by sailmakers to protect the palm（制帆工用的）护掌。
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- the palmate part of a deer's antler鹿角的扁平部分。
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- with obj. conceal (a card or other small object) in the hand, especially as part of a trick or theft（尤指变戏法或偷东西）把（纸牌或其他小东西）藏于手掌中。
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction(of a goalkeeper) deflect (the ball) with the palm of the hand（守门员）用手掌挡（球）：
Jason palmed the ball out of danger.
贾森用手掌把球挡出了危险区。
短语
have （或hold） someone in the palm of one's hand
- have someone under one's control or influence把某人置于完全控制之下：
she had the audience in the palm of her hand.
她完全控制了观众。
read someone's palm
- tell someone's fortune by looking at the lines on their palm给某人看手相算命。
派生词
palmar
/ˈpælmə(r)/ adjectivepalmed
adjective汗涔涔的手掌心
palmful
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent.
短语动词
palm someone off
- informal persuade someone to accept something by deception〈非正式〉用欺骗手段使别人接受某物：
most sellers are palmed off with a fraction of what something is worth.
大多数店主被骗接受了不及货物价值零头的价格。
palm something off
- sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud骗卖; 用欺骗手段摆脱掉：
they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians.
他们骗卖给俄国人许多质量最差的产品。