palms

英 [pɑːmz]

美 [pɑːmz]

n.  手掌; 手心; 棕榈树
v.  把…藏在手中(尤指玩戏法)
palm的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 棕榈树
  Apalmor apalm treeis a tree that grows in hot countries. It has long leaves growing at the top, and no branches.
• N-COUNT 手掌
  Thepalm ofyour hand is the inside part.
  1. Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand...
     多恩伯格用手拍着桌子。
  2. He wiped his sweaty palm.
     他擦了擦满是汗水的手掌。
• PHRASE 在…的手心里；在…的完全掌控中
  If you have someone or somethingin the palm ofyourhand, you have control over them.
  1. Johnson thought he had the board of directors in the palm of his hand...
     约翰逊以为自己完全掌控了董事会。
  2. They held his fate in the palms of their ancient hands.
     他们这些老人将他的命运掌握在手心里。

双语例句

• Palms and azaleas were banked round the porter's lodge.
  在门房周围摆满了棕榈和杜鹃花。
• Fingernails biting into his palms.
  手指甲都把掌心戳痛了。
• Their offices are filled with potted palms and other greenery.
  他们的办公室摆满了盆栽的棕榈树和其他绿叶树。
• Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward.
  手和前臂的旋转以致手掌朝上。
• He folded the dough and then flattened it with his palms.
  他将面团折叠然后用手掌使它变平。
• My palms are starting to sweat. I feel like I'm on a job interview.
  我的掌心开始冒汗了，这好像在面试。
• No longer did he feel cold, in fact his palms were sweating slightly.
  他不冷了，手心上反倒见了点汗。
• Hold your hands up in front of you with palms facing up.
  将双手举到你的面前、手掌朝上。
• Look closely at the palms of your hands and fingertips.
  仔细端详你的手掌和指尖。
• She stretched out her palms and feet and smiled: See not a scratch, your father must have looked after me.
  她伸出双手和双脚，对我笑了笑：看见了没有，一点伤都没有，一定是你爸爸保佑了我。