glance 1 / ɡlɑns $ ɡlæns / 动词 [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ]

1 to quickly look at someone or something

glance at/up/down etc

The man glanced nervously at his watch.

Wyatt glanced around the restaurant.

Emily glanced over her shoulder.

2 to read something very quickly

glance at/through etc

Can you glance through these figures for me?

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In everyday English, people often say take a quick look at/through etc something rather than glance at/through etc something:

I took a quick look at my watch.

glance off (something) 短语动词

1 to hit a surface at an angle and then move away from it in another direction 同义词 ricochet :

The bullet had crushed his helmet and glanced off.

2 literary if light glances off a surface, it flashes or shines back from it 同义词 reflect off :

The sun was glancing off the icy tips of gleaming rock.

THESAURUS

look to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them : You should never look directly at the sun. | After a while, he turned and looked at me.

have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something : I’ll have a look in my desk. | Take a look at this!

glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away : Damien glanced nervously at his watch.

peek/peep ( also take a peek/peep ) to look quickly at something. Used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap : The door was open so he peeked inside. | Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table.

peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well : Kenji was peering at the screen.

glare to look at someone in an angry way : She glared at me as I got up to leave.

stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes : It’s rude to stare. | She stared straight into the camera.

gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it : She gazed out of the window. | He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling.

gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised : People gaped at him with wide-open mouths.

regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way : He regarded her steadily.