手心 meaning in English
1.(手掌心) palm; the palm of the hand
2.(控制范围) control; in the hands of sb.: 他的性命操在我的手心里。 his life was in my hand. 敌人逃不出我们的手心。 the enemy cannot escape from our control
Examples
- His life was in my hand .
他的性命操在我的手心里。 - 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。 - He had been taken in hand by a lady who hoped to rise with the magazine .
他已经被一位指望跟这家杂志一起飞黄腾达的女士捏在手心里了。 - The young woman laid down the bill-hook for a moment and examined the palm of her right hand .
少女把钩刀放下一会儿，查看着右手的手心。 - I thought that she could open her hand and show me the germ, the true cipher of life .
我认为她会摊开手心，给我看生命的胚胎，真正的人生奥秘。