| 单词 | glimpse |
| 释义 | glimpse (once / 234 pages) nv If you had a brief or incomplete look at something, you had a glimpse. "He didn't mean to peek, but he got a glimpse of his birthday present when his wife tried to sneak it into the house. Of course, it's pretty hard to hide a ladder." You can use glimpse as a noun (like when you "catch a glimpse of someone") or as a verb (like when you "glimpse in someone's direction"). Although the word glimpse is usually used to describe the physical act of sneaking a peek at something, you can also use the noun glimpse to indicate a vague idea or suggestion. Perhaps, you can have a glimpse into your future by observing your parents' actions or by consulting a Tarot card reader. WORD FAMILYglimpse: glimpsed, glimpses, glimpsing USAGE EXAMPLESIt wowed the Staples Center crowd and offered a glimpse of Ingram’s potential. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) But this is a revealing glimpse into the way security forces are operating in Rakhine. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) From page to page, this beloved woman is glimpsed only partially. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a brief or incomplete view from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake Hyper aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista the visual percept of a region 2n a quick look Syn|Hypo|Hyper coup d'oeil, gander, glance eye-beaming a radiant glance of the eye side-glance, side-looka glance sideways look, looking, looking at the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually 3n a vague indication he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning Hyper indicant, indication something that serves to indicate or suggest 4v catch a glimpse of or see briefly We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine Hyper see perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight |
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