palm¹ ◙ noun 1. (也作 palm tree)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 2. 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 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。
【语源】
1. 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 handpalm² ◙ noun 1. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers • 手掌；手心 a part of a glove that covers this part of the hand • （手套的）掌部 a hard shield worn on the hand by sailmakers to protect the palm • （制帆工用的）护掌 the palmate part of a deer's antler • 鹿角的扁平部分 ◙ verb 1. [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 2. [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. 詹森用手掌把球挡了出去。
【IDIOMS】
◘ have (或 hold) someone in the palm of one's hand 1. 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 1. tell someone's fortune by looking at the lines on their palm • 给某人看手相算命
1. Middle English: from Old French paume, from Latin palma. Current senses of the verb date from the late 17th cent
【PHR V】
◘ palm someone off 1. [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 1. 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。