n手(巴)掌;掌心 (inside surface of the hand or a glove)[C]：stroke～s 握手;read sb's～看手相;He had a long scar across his～. 他的手掌上横着一道长长的伤疤。He placed a coin in his～. 他把一枚硬币放在手心里。have an itching～贪财;have sb in the palm of one's hand 使某人完全受控制(掌握);

vt (1)把……藏在手心或用手掌盖住(conceal (an object) in the palm of the hand) [T+n]：～a coin/a card把一枚硬币藏在手心/用手掌盖住一张纸牌;

(2)用手掌触摸或击打(touch or strike with the palm or hand) [T+n，T+n+prep]：The old man is～ing his wrinkled face. 那老人摸着自己布满皱纹的脸。The goalkeeper～ed the ball over the crossbar. 守门员将球击出了球门横梁。

plam off (with)(v adv)欺骗(vt)(infml)： It was immoral to try to～that old man off with a useless bicycle.企图用一辆不能骑的自行车欺骗那个老人是不道德的。

palm off (on)(v adv.)(用欺骗手段)把……硬塞给(vt)： The salesman～ed off the faulty machine on the lady. 售货员哄骗那女人买下那架有毛病的机器。

→′palmist n 看手相的;′palmistry n 手相术