Word · Frequency #3703
palm
把…藏在手掌中；用手掌夹住
to hide or hold something in the hand, especially for a magic trick or to steal it
多指变戏法或偷窃时的动作
- 1.
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
在手掌中握住或隐藏某物,例如用于戏法或偷窃
- 2.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
不显著弯曲手指地握住某物
- 3.
To move something with the palm of the hand.
用手掌移动某物
- 4.
To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
用手掌作为身份识别通过门或安检点
用手掌托住（手指不弯曲）；用手掌拨动；用手掌推；刷掌（通过掌纹验证身份）；在手掌中握住或隐藏某物,例如用于戏法或偷窃；不显著弯曲手指地握住某物
In use
He palmed the coin and showed his empty hand.
She palmed the card during the magic trick.
The politician palmed the crowd before the speech.
Verb forms
base palm · third person palms · -ing palming · past palmed · past participle palmed
规则变化动词
Connections
Collocations
- palm a coin
- 把硬币藏在手掌中（如变戏法或行窃）
- The magician palmed a coin, so the audience never saw it.魔术师把一枚硬币藏在手掌中，所以观众根本没看见。
- palm the ball
- （篮球等运动中）用手掌托球，属于违例
- He was called for palming the ball while dribbling.他在运球时因手掌托球被吹违例。
- palm the door open
- 用手掌推开门
- She palmed the door open because she was carrying a box.她因为搬着一个箱子，便用手掌把门推开了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- palm off
- 用欺骗手段把（假货或劣质品）卖出去或处理掉He tried to palm off a counterfeit watch as a genuine one.他试图把一块假表当作真表卖出去。
Synonyms
- conceal
- 隐藏，藏匿 · 强调藏起来不让人看见，可藏在任何地方；palm 特指用手掌遮藏，常伴随悄悄或戏法的意味。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
手掌(palm)摊开，把东西藏在掌心——palmed 一下，东西就没了。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：magic tricks、pickpocketing、door access systems 动词 palm 多用于日常口语或魔术、偷窃等场景，指用手掌藏住或握住小物；在“刷掌过门禁/安检”的义项中也较常见于科技或安保语境。正式书面语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词在美式英语中与 palm /pɑm/ 押韵：calm /kɑm/、balm /bɑm/、psalm /sɑm/、qualm /kwɑm/、bomb /bɑm/、mom /mɑm/。注意 calm、balm、psalm、qualm 和 palm 中都有不发音的 l，拼写中的 "alm" 常读作 /ɑm/。但要小心形近音不同的词：almond /ˈɑmənd/ 或 /ˈæmənd/、alms /ɑmz/、pal /pæl/、pale /peɪl/ 都不与 palm 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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