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palm of one's hand
指手掌的内表面。
He held the coin in the palm of his hand.
他把硬币握在手掌中。
手掌；手心
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手掌；手心
The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
He held the coin in the palm of his hand.
他把硬币握在手掌中。
棕榈科或棕榈科的常绿树,主要生长在热带地区
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
人类或其他灵长类动物手掌的内侧凹面部分,从手腕延伸到手指根部
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
手掌；从手腕到手指根部的内侧面
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
棕榈树的枝或叶,古代作为胜利或欢庆的象征
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
He wiped his sweaty palm on his pants.
他用手掌在裤子上擦了擦汗湿的手心。
She slammed her palm on the table in frustration.
她沮丧地用手掌猛拍桌子。
The fortune teller examined the lines on her palm.
算命先生仔细看她手掌上的纹路。
指手掌的内表面。
He held the coin in the palm of his hand.
他把硬币握在手掌中。
She placed the key in my palm.
她把钥匙放在我的手掌里。
强调接触表面。
A small bird landed on the palm of her hand.
一只小鸟落在她的手心上。
比喻完全控制或拥有。
She held the precious stone in the palm of her hand.
她将宝石托在掌心里。
Not this
I have a coin in palm.
Use this
I have a coin in my palm.
中文母语者常漏掉所有格代词'my'，因为中文说'在手掌里'不需要所有格。英语中身体部位前通常需加所有格或冠词，所以应说'in my palm'。
Not this
There are many palm in the park.
Use this
There are many palms in the park.
作为棕榈树时，'palm'是可数名词，复数形式为'palms'。中文没有复数变化，所以易忘记加-s，应改为'are many palms'。
手掌心
He placed the coin in the palm of his hand.
他把硬币放在手掌心。
棕榈树
The beach was lined with tall palm trees.
海滩上种满了高高的棕榈树。
掌纹
The detective found a clear palm print on the glass.
侦探在玻璃上发现了一个清晰的掌纹。
出汗的手掌
His sweaty palms betrayed his nervousness.
他出汗的手掌暴露了他的紧张。
棕榈叶
The roof was thatched with dried palm leaves.
屋顶用干棕榈叶覆盖。
棕榈油
Many processed foods contain palm oil.
许多加工食品含有棕榈油。
完全掌控某人
She had the audience in the palm of her hand.
她完全掌控了观众。
以欺骗方式推销（假货等）
He tried to palm off a fake painting as a genuine masterpiece.
他试图把一幅假画冒充真迹推销出去。
Use palm naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象手掌（palm）的形状像棕榈树的叶子，两者拼写相同，容易联想记忆。
多用于日常对话和书面语，指手掌部分，语气中性。
掌（手）常用 'of' 表示所属关系
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