glance
verb uk/ɡlɑːns/ us/ɡlæns/
(LOOK)
B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ]瞥一眼，迅速地看一眼，扫视
to give a quick short look
She glanced around/round the room to see who was there. 她扫视了一眼房间，看看谁在里面。
He glanced up from his book as I passed. 我走过的时候，正埋头读书的他抬头瞥了我一眼。
Could you glance over/through this letter and see if it's alright? 你能不能看一下这封信，看看写得行不行？
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- She glanced nervously over her shoulder to make sure no one else was listening.
- I glanced at my watch for the 20th time that morning.
- He glanced at her sidelong and smiled.
- He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.
- He glanced nervously at his watch.
(SHINE)
[ I + adv/prep ] literary闪耀，闪光，闪烁
to shine, reflect light, or sparkle
The sunlight glanced on the lake. 湖面上波光粼粼。
Phrasal verb
glance off (something) 擦过，掠过（指偏斜击中某物后变向而去）
to hit or touch something quickly and lightly at an angle and move away in another direction
The bullets glanced off the car. 子弹擦过汽车。
glance
noun [ C ] uk/ɡlɑːns/ us/ɡlæns/
B2 瞥一眼，迅速地看一眼，扫视
a quick short look
She took/cast a glance at her watch. 她看了一下手表。
at a glanceC1 立刻
immediately
He could tell at a glance that something was wrong. 他一眼就看出问题了。
The rating system shows prospective buyers at a glance how people feel about the product.
She knew, at a glance, that her mother was upset with her.
I like being able to see at a glance how many steps I've taken so far today.
I could tell at a glance that it wasn't an original.
at first glance 乍看之下，最初看到时
when first looking
At first glance I thought it was a dog (but I was mistaken). 乍一看我还以为是一条狗呢（但是我看走眼了）。
At first glance, they make an unlikely couple.
That looks like the house I grew up in, at first glance. But it's certainly bigger than mine, and has a different door now that I look more closely.
He appears, at first glance, like any other little boy running around the park.
At first glance, he could pass for a teenager, but then you look a bit closer.
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- She threw him an angry and reproving glance.
- He gave her a sidelong glance.
- I stole a glance at my watch.
- Annette was getting lots of admiring glances in her new red dress.
- They exchanged conspiratorial glances, so I knew they were planning something.