glimpse

glimpse

G0150300 (glĭmps)n.1. A brief, incomplete view or look.2. Archaic A brief flash of light.v. glimpsed, glimps·ing, glimps·es v.tr. To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.v.intr. To look briefly; glance: glimpsed at the headlines.

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[Middle English glimsen, to glisten, glance; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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glimps′er n.

glimpse

(ɡlɪmps) n1. a brief or incomplete view: to catch a glimpse of the sea. 2. a vague indication: he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant. 3. archaic a glimmer of lightvb4. (tr) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily5. chiefly (usually foll by: at) US to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)6. (intr) archaic to shine faintly; glimmer[C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer] ˈglimpser nUsage: Glimpse is sometimes wrongly used where glance is meant: he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch

glimpse

(glɪmps)

n., v. glimpsed, glimps•ing. n. 1. a very brief passing look, sight, or view. 2. a momentary or slight appearance. 3. a vague idea; inkling. 4. Archaic. a gleam, as of light. v.t. 5. to catch or take a glimpse of. v.i. 6. to look briefly; glance (usu. fol. by at). 7. Archaic. to come into view; appear faintly. [1350–1400; Middle English glimsen (v.); c. Middle High German glimsen to glow; akin to glimmer] glimps′er, n.

glimpse

Past participle: glimpsed
Gerund: glimpsing

Imperative
glimpse
glimpse

Present
I glimpse
you glimpse
he/she/it glimpses
we glimpse
you glimpse
they glimpse

Preterite
I glimpsed
you glimpsed
he/she/it glimpsed
we glimpsed
you glimpsed
they glimpsed

Present Continuous
I am glimpsing
you are glimpsing
he/she/it is glimpsing
we are glimpsing
you are glimpsing
they are glimpsing

Present Perfect
I have glimpsed
you have glimpsed
he/she/it has glimpsed
we have glimpsed
you have glimpsed
they have glimpsed

Past Continuous
I was glimpsing
you were glimpsing
he/she/it was glimpsing
we were glimpsing
you were glimpsing
they were glimpsing

Past Perfect
I had glimpsed
you had glimpsed
he/she/it had glimpsed
we had glimpsed
you had glimpsed
they had glimpsed

Future
I will glimpse
you will glimpse
he/she/it will glimpse
we will glimpse
you will glimpse
they will glimpse

Future Perfect
I will have glimpsed
you will have glimpsed
he/she/it will have glimpsed
we will have glimpsed
you will have glimpsed
they will have glimpsed

Future Continuous
I will be glimpsing
you will be glimpsing
he/she/it will be glimpsing
we will be glimpsing
you will be glimpsing
they will be glimpsing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been glimpsing
you have been glimpsing
he/she/it has been glimpsing
we have been glimpsing
you have been glimpsing
they have been glimpsing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been glimpsing
you will have been glimpsing
he/she/it will have been glimpsing
we will have been glimpsing
you will have been glimpsing
they will have been glimpsing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been glimpsing
you had been glimpsing
he/she/it had been glimpsing
we had been glimpsing
you had been glimpsing
they had been glimpsing

Conditional
I would glimpse
you would glimpse
he/she/it would glimpse
we would glimpse
you would glimpse
they would glimpse

Past Conditional
I would have glimpsed
you would have glimpsed
he/she/it would have glimpsed
we would have glimpsed
you would have glimpsed
they would have glimpsed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glimpse - a quick look coup d'oeil, glancelooking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"eye-beaming - a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people"side-glance, side-look - a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance"
	2.	glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene, prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
	3.	glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
Verb	1.	glimpse - catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

glimpse

noun1. look, sighting, sight, glance, peep, peek, squint, butcher's (Brit. slang), quick look, gander (informal), brief view, shufti (Brit. slang) The fans waited outside the hotel to get a glimpse of their heroine.verb1. catch sight of, spot, sight, view, clock (Brit. informal), spy, espy She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.

glimpse

nounA quick look:blush, glance, peek, peep.Informal: gander.verb1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, spot, spy.2. To look briefly and quickly:glance, peek, peep.

Translations

一瞥看一眼

glimpse

(glimps) noun a very brief look. He caught a glimpse of the burglar. 一瞥 一瞥 verb to get a brief look at. 看一眼 看一眼