palm
noun[C]
uk/pɑːm/us/pɑːm/palmnoun[C](HAND)
C2
the insidepartofyourhandfromyourwristto thebaseofyourfingers:
手掌,手心Thistinydevicefitsintothepalmofyourhand.这种微型装置可以放入你的掌心。
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readsomeone'spalm
tolookat thelineson the inside of someone'shandand say what theselinessay abouttheircharacterandfuture
给(某人)看手相(算命)- Shesighedandrestedherchinin the palm of herhand.
- In atentanoldgypsywoman wasreadingpalms.
- You've gothorriblysweatypalms.
- Heshoutedhernameandslappedhis palms on thetable.
- She wasclutchingasmallcoinin the palm of herhand.
The hand
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- cuticle
- dexterity
- dexterous
- finger
- fingertip
- heel
- knuckle
- left-handed
- left-hander
- little finger
- metacarpus
- minimus
- nail
- opposable
- palmar
- phalangeal
- pinkie
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Predicting things and intuition
Extrasensory perception & telepathy
palmnoun[C](TREE)
C1(alsopalm tree)
atreethatgrowsinhotcountriesand has atalltrunkwith amassoflongpointedleavesat thetop:
棕榈树datepalms枣椰树
palmfronds棕榈叶
Theislandhaslonggoldenbeachesfringedby palmtrees.这个小岛周围金色海滩绵延,环抱于绿色的棕榈中。
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Types of evergreen & coniferous tree
- Australian pine
- bristlecone pine
- cabbage palm
- carob
- Christmas tree
- fir
- gum tree
- hemlock
- holly
- ironbark
- Joshua tree
- monkey-puzzle
- Norfolk Island pine
- oleander
- pandan
- pitch pine
- spruce
- Virginia pine
- white pine
- yew
Idiom
havesomeonein the palm ofyourhand
palm
verb[T]
uk/pɑːm/us/pɑːm/to make somethingseemtodisappearbyhidingit in the palm ofyourhandaspartof atrick, or tostealsomething bypickingit up in a way that will not benoticed:
(变戏法或偷窃时)把…藏在手心内Isuspectedthat he had palmed aplayingcard.我怀疑他把一张纸牌藏在了手心里。
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- secrete
- shroud
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- tuck
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Phrasal verbs
palmsomethingoff
palmsomeoneoff withsomething