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palmer

/ˈpɑːmə/ /ˈpɑːmɚ/

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noun

朝圣者，香客

A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.

Examples :

"After his long journey to Jerusalem, the palmer returned home, displaying his palm branch as a symbol of his pilgrimage. "

他结束了漫长的耶路撒冷之旅后，这位朝圣者回到了家，展示着他的棕榈枝，以此象征他的朝圣之旅。

religion person history theology culture

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noun

毛毛虫，菜青虫

Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.

Examples :

"The farmer sprayed the field to get rid of the palmer that was eating his crops. "

农夫向田里喷洒农药，以消灭那些啃食庄稼的菜青虫。

animal insect agriculture organism nature environment biology

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noun

(果树)麦蛾，麦蛾

A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.

Examples :

"The orchard owner worried about the damage the palmer caterpillars were causing to his apple trees. "

果园主担心麦蛾的幼虫正在破坏他的苹果树。

insect agriculture animal plant

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noun

戒尺，掌板。

A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.

Examples :

"The strict teacher kept a palmer on his desk, a constant reminder of the consequences for misbehaving students. "

这位严厉的老师桌子上放着一把掌板/戒尺，时刻提醒着学生们不守规矩的后果。

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noun

老千，骗子

One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

Examples :

""Nobody wanted to play cards with Tony because they suspected he was a palmer who hid cards in his sleeve." "

因为大家都怀疑托尼是个老千，会在袖子里藏牌，所以没人愿意和他玩牌。

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