PALM

palm him off with some excuse if he asks for money.

要是他问你要钱，随便找个借口把他打发走。

He smacked a fist into the palm of his hand.

他用拳头啪地猛击一下手掌。

They were trying to palm the table off as a genuine antique.

他们在设法把那张普通桌子当真正的古董推销出去。

In the end, I turned down Raoul's tempting offer of the Palm Beach trip...

最终，我回绝了拉乌尔提出的去棕榈海滩旅行的诱人邀请。

a date palm

枣椰树

johnson's firm grip on the board of directors rested securely in his palm, radiating unshakable confidence.

约翰逊对董事会的牢固掌控稳稳握在他的掌心，彰显着不可动摇的自信。

Exports: cotton, crude oil, palm products, cacao.

出口: 棉花, 重油, 棕榈产品, 可可.

she will palm the difficult client off onto her colleague.

她将把那个难缠的客户推给她的同事。

He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.

他从她手心里拿了六便士到柜台付了钱.

palm leaves/fronds/groves

棕榈叶 / 树丛

palm trees sway gracefully in the gentle breeze, their broad leaves shimmering under the golden sunlight.

棕榈树在微风中优雅摇曳，宽大的叶片在金色阳光下闪闪发光。

He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.

他把小鸟轻轻地托在掌心。

Make sure he doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods.

当心别上当让他把残次品卖给你。

she cradled the seashell carefully in the palm of her hand.

她小心翼翼地将贝壳捧在手心里。

they attempted to palm the watch off as a valuable vintage piece.

他们试图把那块普通手表当作珍贵的复古款式推销出去。

a coconut palm

椰子树

he pressed his palm against the cold glass.

他将手掌按在冰冷的玻璃上。

their timeworn hands gently held his destiny in the palm of their hands.

他们沧桑的双手将他的命运轻轻握在掌心。

to read sb's palm (= to say what you think will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm )

看手相

Palm trees remind me the bombing scenes in Apocalypse Now.

会安的棕榈树,让我联想到《现代启示录》的轰炸场面.

to trace sb's palm (= to predict future events by following the lines on their palm)

通过手掌纹路预测未来

Synthetic esters were tested as oiliness additives and were compared with palm oil.

采用合成酯作为油性剂,与棕榈油进行了一系列的对比试验.

he struck the wooden surface forcefully, his palm making sharp contact.

他用力拍打木制桌面，手掌发出清脆的撞击声。

Evering is in the palm of my hand.

一切竟在我的掌握中.

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。

He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand .

他把小鸟轻轻地托在掌心。

Some hold both firmly with the handles covered by the palm.

有的人整个手掌都握着把儿,将刀叉抓得紧紧的.

He cupped her chin in the palm of his hand.

他用手心托着她的下巴。

Industry: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap.

工业: 原油提炼, 水泥, 木材, 酿造, 糖, 棕榈油, 肥皂.

No pain, no palm ; no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

没有苦难就没有收获; 没有荆棘就没有宝座; 没有痛苦就没有辉煌; 没有十字架就没有冠冕.