词组 | glance |
释义 | verb | noun glance1 /ɡlɑːns $ ɡlæns/ verb [I always + adv/prep] to quickly look at someone or somethingadverbsglance up/down/across (at sb/sth) She glanced up at him before continuing to read. | He glanced down and noticed that she was wearing red shoes. | She glanced across at Ralph, who continued to look uncomfortable.glance away Blushing, Polly glanced away.glance back He walked away, and this time he didn’t glance back.glance over (at sb/sth) I saw him glance over at his friend.glance sideways She glanced sideways to see Neil’s expression.glance nervously/anxiously Rosa glanced nervously at the door.glance quickly/briefly He glanced quickly around the room again.glance surreptitiously (=quickly and secretly so that other people do not notice) Maria glanced surreptitiously at the papers on his desk.barely glance at sb/sth (=almost not look at someone or something) He had barely glanced at her all evening.verbshappen to glance at/over etc sth (=look by chance) Jake happened to glance out of the window, and noticed a car outside.turn to glance at sb/sth She had turned to glance at her friend.prepositionsglance at sb/sth Shelley glanced at the clock.glance towards sb/sth Everyone glanced towards the door.glance around/round sth He glanced around the restaurant before sitting down. verb | noun glance2 /glɑːns $ glæns/ noun a quick lookadjectivesa quick/brief glance I had little time for more than a quick glance around the house.a cursory glance (=a very quick look without much attention to details) I cast a cursory glance over the document.a fleeting glance (=a very quick look) Stephen caught a fleeting glance of his father in the crowd.a backward glance He took a quick backward glance at the house, and then walked on.a sidelong/sideways glance (=a way of looking by moving your eyes to the side) Christina gave her husband a sidelong glance.a furtive glance (=a quick secret look) I sneaked a furtive glance at the letter on her desk.a casual glance (=without any serious interest or attention) At a casual glance, the two pictures look identical.a meaningful glance (=clearly showing what you think) They exchanged meaningful glances.a nervous glance With a quick nervous glance up and down the road, she stepped into the house.a curious glance Her unusual clothes attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.a warning glance Santerre continued, ignoring his wife’s warning glance.an admiring glance Her appearance drew admiring glances from men.verbsgive sth/sb a glance He gave me a brief glance, then nodded.cast/take/have a glance at sth (=have a quick look at something) Can you cast a glance at this report? | She took a quick glance around the office.steal/sneak a glance (=look quickly and secretly) Alice stole a quick glance in the mirror to check her hair.shoot a glance at sth/sb also shoot sth/sb a glance (=look extremely quickly) He shot a glance at Ellen, making sure she understood him.exchange glances (=look at each other quickly) The two brothers exchanged glances. | Mai exchanged glances with Tatsuya.sb’s glance falls on sth (=someone looks at something) Geoff’s glance fell on the broken vase.prepositionsa glance at sb/sth A glance at my watch showed that it was still only 9.30.a glance towards/over/across etc sth After a glance through the window, Mary started to worry.a glance from sb She was completely unaware of the curious glances from people walking past.with a glance With a glance at the clock, she got up.without a glance He and Nina passed without a glance.phrasesat a glance (=by looking at something or someone very quickly) I could tell at a glance what it was.at first glance (=when you first look at something or someone) At first glance everything looked normal. |
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