palm

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Đầu gối (tay)

BrE /paːm/ AmE /paːm/

noun / verb en → vi

1 HAND PART [singular] A2

Đầu gối (tay)

the inside part of your hand, below the fingers and thumb

Collocations palm of the hand

  • He kissed her on the palm of his hand.

    Anh ta hôn vào lòng bàn tay của cô ấy.

2 TREE [singular] B1

Cây dừa / cây date (Nam Mỹ)

a tree with a tall, straight trunk and large leaves that grow directly from the top of it

Collocations palm tree

  • The hotel is surrounded by palm trees.

    Khách sạn bao quanh bởi những cây dừa.

3 PAYMENT [singular] B2

Tiền boa / tiền hối lộ

money that you give to someone, especially a small amount given as a tip or bribe

Collocations palm money

  • He slipped a small palm into the policeman's hand.

    Anh ta đã đưa một ít tiền boa vào tay cảnh sát.

4 MOVE [transitive] B1

Đưa (tay)

to move your hand or arm in a particular direction, especially to show something

  • palm sb/sth + prep
  • He palmed the ball to his teammate.

    Anh ta đã đưa bóng cho đồng đội của mình.

5 HIDE [transitive] B2

Che giấu (trong tay)

to hide something in your hand or pocket, especially a small object that you want to keep secret

  • palm sb/sth + prep
  • He palmed the coin and put it in his pocket.

    Anh ta đã che giấu đồng tiền và cất vào túi.

6 PLAY [intransitive] C1

Chơi bóng rổ bằng tay (vi phạm quy tắc)

to play basketball or another sport using your hand, especially when you are not allowed to do this according to the rules

Collocations palm the ball

  • He was called for palming the ball.

    Anh ta đã bị gọi là vi phạm vì chơi bóng bằng tay.

7 ART [singular] C1

Bức tranh / bức vẽ về lòng bàn tay (đọc số phận)

a painting or drawing of a hand, especially one that shows the lines on the palm used for telling fortunes

Collocations palm reading

  • She showed me a palm painting she had done.

    Cô ấy đã cho tôi xem bức vẽ lòng bàn tay mà cô ấy đã làm.

8 GAME [singular] B2

Cầu lông / golf (trò chơi)

a game in which you try to hit a small ball into holes on the ground using long sticks called clubs

Collocations play palm

  • They went out to play a round of palm.

    Họ ra ngoài chơi một vòng golf.