palm1/pɑm; pɑːm/n [C] 1 the surface of your hand in which you hold things 手掌: He held the pebble in the palm of his hand . 他把卵石握在手掌心里。see picture at见 HAND1 图2 a palm tree 棕榈树
palm2v palm sth off phr v to persuade someone to take or buy something that is not of good quality or is not what they really want 哄骗〔某人〕接受〔某物〕﹔把〔某物〕骗卖给〔某人〕: +on/onto My brother's always trying to palm his old clothes off on me. 我哥哥老是想把他的旧衣服塞给我。palm sb off with sthphr v to give someone an explanation that is not true but that you hope they will accept〔用借口〕欺骗搪塞: She's always palming me off with excuses. 她老是找借口来搪塞我。