palm

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palm1 /pɑːm $ pɑːm, pɑːlm/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  part of hand 手的一部分HBH the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things 手掌，掌部in somebody’s palm She looked at the coins in her palm. 她看了看手中的硬币。 He held the pebble in the palm of his hand. 他把那颗卵石握在手心里。 →4  See picture of 见图 palm →4  See picture of 见图 HAND 1 →5 see picture at 见图 hand12  tree 树HBP (also palm tree) a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top 棕榈树 coconut palms 椰子树3. hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto have a strong influence on someone, so that they do what you want them to do 把某人攥在手心里，完全操纵[控制]某人4. read somebody’s palm ROto tell someone what is going to happen to them in the future by looking at the lines on their hand 给某人看手相 → cross somebody’s palm (with silver) at cross1(18), → grease somebody’s palm at grease2(2)

Examples from the Corpus

palm• The subject is essentially twofold - beach and palm trees, so thought must be given to each.• A piece of candy stuck to his palm.• If you are used to handling an ordinary palm sander, the oval grip will be familiar.• Rest palm of one hand over navel.• The streets in the village are immaculate, the grass and the palm trees green.• The sun was in the palms behind the right-field fence.• He stops combing upward and begins to shape the hairs in the cup of the palm of his hand.• Alternately press and release pressure with palms, gradually wriggling the hands fairly vigorously along the muscles.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible.in the palm of his hand• Even before he plays a note, he has the audience in the palm of his hand.• It had long been believed that he who held the Tower, held London in the palm of his hand.• There was a block of raw jelly lying in the palm of his hand.• Oliver coiled it slowly in the palm of his hand.palm2 verb [transitive]  1.HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or stealing something 〔尤指变戏法或偷东西时〕把…藏在手心里[藏于手中]2 palm something ↔ off phrasal verb PERSUADEto persuade someone to accept or buy something that is not of good quality or is not the thing that they really want 哄骗某人接受…，把…骗卖给 on/onto He tried to palm off his old books onto me. 他想哄我买下他的旧书。 as Dealers sometimes palm off fakes as genuine works of art. 有时候艺术品经销商会把赝品充当真品来卖。3.palm somebody off with something phrasal verb to give someone an explanation that is not true but that you hope they will accept 〔借口某事〕欺骗搪塞某人，骗过某人→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

palm• Every few cases some preclear may try to palm off telepathy as an aberrative factor.• Eachus, challenged by Stephen McBride, palmed out Raymond McCoy's left wing cross when he could possibly have grasped it.• Cheryl palmed the access lock on the medlab door and the hatch rolled open.From Longman Business Dictionarypalmpalm /pɑːmpɑːm, pɑːlm/ verb → palm somebody/something → off→ See Verb table

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palm¹ /pɑːm $ pɑːm, pɑːlm/ noun [countable]
1.  PART OF HAND the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things
    in sb’s palm
    She looked at the coins in her palm.
    He held the pebble in the palm of his hand.
2.  TREE (also palm tree) a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top:
    coconut palms
3. hold/have somebody in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do what you want them to do
4. read sb’s palm to tell someone what is going to happen to them in the future by looking at the lines on their hand
⇨ cross sb’s palm (with silver) at cross¹(18), ⇨ grease sb’s palm at grease²(2)

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palm² verb [transitive]
to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or stealing something
     
palm something ↔ off phrasal verb
  to persuade someone to accept or buy something that is not of good quality or is not the thing that they really want
    palm something ↔ off on/onto
    He tried to palm off his old books onto me.
    palm something ↔ off as
    Dealers sometimes palm off fakes as genuine works of art.
palm somebody off with something phrasal verb
  to give someone an explanation that is not true but that you hope they will accept