palm
n.(名词)
The inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
手掌:人的手指基部与腕部之间稍凹部分
The similar part of the forefoot of a quadruped.
前掌:低等哺乳动物前足与人的手掌相似的部分
A unit of length equal to either the width or the length of the hand.
一掌长,一掌宽:与手掌的长或宽相等的一种长度单位
The part of a glove or mitten that covers the palm of the hand.
(手套的)掌份:覆盖手掌的物体或手套的一部分
Nautical A metal shield worn by sailmakers over the palm of the hand and used to force a needle through heavy canvas.
【航海】 (制帆工人用以助缝的)铁掌:一种造船匠穿的铁防护物,覆盖于手掌,用来使针穿过厚厚的帆布
Nautical The blade of an oar or paddle.
【航海】 桨面:桨或橹的叶片
The flattened part of the antlers of certain animals, such as the moose.
角掌:某种动物的角上平的部分,例如糜鹿
v.tr.(及物动词)
palmed,palm.ing,palms
To conceal (something) in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at dice or cards or in a sleight-of-hand trick.
将东西藏在手中:在手掌上隐藏一些东西,如在赌搏掷骰子或玩牌或变戏法中的戏法欺骗行为
To pick up furtively.
偷偷地拾起
Basketball To commit a violation by letting (the ball) rest momentarily in the palm of the hand while dribbling.
【篮球】 走步:在运球时犯规,让球在手心中做片刻停留
<常用词组>palm off
To dispose of or pass off by deception.
用欺骗的手段转让或卖掉
来源:
Middle English paume
中古英语 paume
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin palma [palm tree, palm of the hand] * see pel…- 2
源自 拉丁语 palma [棕榈树,手掌心] *参见 pel…- 2
【引伸】
palm.ful.
n.(名词)
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palm
palm 2
n.(名词)
Any of various chiefly tropical evergreen trees, shrubs, or woody vines of the family Palmae (or Arecaceae), characteristically having unbranched trunks with a crown of large pinnate or palmate leaves having conspicuous parallel venation.
棕榈科植物:棕榈科(或槟榔科)的各种主要的热带常绿树、灌木或木质藤本植物,特点为有无分支的树干,其顶端集生羽状或掌状的树叶,并带有明显的平行叶脉
A leaf of a palm tree, carried as an emblem of victory, success, or joy.
(携带作为胜利、成功或高兴的象征的)棕榈枝
Triumph; victory.
凯旋;胜利
A small metallic representation of a palm leaf added to a military decoration that has been awarded more than one time.
棕榈叶徽章:棕榈叶型小勋章,军事荣誉勋章的附加装饰,已不止一次地授予过此勋章
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English
源自 古英语
and from Old French palme
并源自 古法语 palme
both from Latin palma [palm of the hand, palm tree (from the shape of the tree`s leaves)] * see pel…- 2
都源自 拉丁语 palma [手掌,棕榈树(源于树叶的形状)] *参见 pel…- 2