glimpse
noun/ɡlɪmps/
/ɡlɪmps/
[usually singular]- a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely
一瞥；一看 - glimpse (of somebody/something) He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
他一眼瞥见她在人群里。 - I came up on deck to get my first glimpse of the island.
我登上甲板第一次看这岛。 - Fans crowded the street outside waiting for a glimpse of their hero.
粉丝们聚集在外面的街道上，等待一睹他们的英雄的风采。 - glimpse at somebody/something I just got a glimpse at the baby, but she was very cute.
我只是瞅了一眼那婴儿，但她很可爱。
Synonyms looklookglance ▪ gaze ▪ stare ▪ glimpse ▪ glareThese are all words for an act of looking, when you turn your eyes in a particular direction.look an act of looking at somebody/something:- Here, have a look at this.
来，看一看这个。
- She stole a glance at her watch.
她偷偷看了看表。
- She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
她在他凝视的目光下感到很尴尬。
- She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders.
她面无表情地盯着那个军官，耸了耸肩。
- He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
他一眼瞥见她在人群里。
- She fixed her questioner with a hostile glare.
她带着敌意瞪着向她提问的人。
- a look/glance at somebody/something
- a penetrating/piercing look/glance/gaze/stare
- a long look/glance/stare
- a brief look/glance/glimpse
- to have/get/take a look/glance/glimpse
- to avoid somebody’s glance/gaze/stare
Synonyms seeseespot ▪ catch ▪ glimpseThese words all mean to become aware of somebody/something by using your eyes, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to see them/it.see to become aware of somebody/something by using your eyes:- She looked for him but couldn’t see him in the crowd.
她在人群里找来找去，但没看见他。 - He could see (that) she had been crying.
他看得出她哭过。
- I’ve just spotted a mistake on the front cover.
我刚才在封面上发现了一处错误。
- She caught sight of a car in the distance.
她瞥见远处有一辆汽车。 - He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror.
他看了一眼镜子中的自己。
- He’d glimpsed her through the window as he passed.
他路过时透过窗户瞥见了她。
- to see/spot that/how/what/where/who…
- to suddenly see/spot/glimpse somebody/something
Extra Examples- Later we caught our first glimpse of the sea.
后来我们第一次瞥见了大海。 - They caught occasional glimpses of great birds circling.
他们偶尔会看见一群大鸟在空中盘旋。 - This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands.
这是我第一次看见这些岛屿的动人美景。 - Thousands of people had gathered, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
成千上万的人聚集起来，都想一睹女王的丰采。 - We got just a brief glimpse of the car as it rushed by.
汽车疾驰而过，我们只匆匆瞥到一眼。 - We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day.
一整天我们只看到太阳露了一下脸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- the merest
- …
- catch
- get
- have
- …
- glimpse at
- glimpse of
- glimpse (of somebody/something) He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
- a short experience of something that helps you to understand it
短暂的感受（或体验、领会） - glimpse (of something) The programme gives us a rare glimpse of a great artist at work.
这个节目使我们难得地认识到伟大艺术家工作时的情况。 - glimpse into something Take a glimpse into the future of rail travel.
领略铁路旅行的未来。 - glimpse at something The exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse at life beneath the waves.
这个展览让人对水下生物有惊艳一瞥。
Extra Examples- She got a glimpse of a very different way of life.
她看到了一种完全不同的生活方式。 - That smile afforded her a brief glimpse of the other side of Adam Burns.
亚当·伯恩斯的微笑让她窥见了他的另一面。 - This scene may give a rare glimpse of Charles's personal style as king.
这一幕非常难得地让人得以一窥查理作为国王的个人风范。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fascinating
- intriguing
- …
- get
- have
- take
- …
- glimpse at
- glimpse into
- glimpse of
- …
- glimpse (of something) The programme gives us a rare glimpse of a great artist at work.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer.