1. vi.一瞥，扫视；匆匆看　 take a quick look
2. vi.闪耀，闪光　 flash with reflected light

　～ right and left　左顾右盼
　～ this way and that　东张西望
　～ apprehensively　担心地一瞥
　～ complacently　骄傲地扫视
　～ contemptuously　轻视地一瞥
　～ critically　批判地一瞥
　～ curiously　好奇地一瞥
　～ deferentially　尊重地一瞥
　～ furtively　偷偷摸摸地一瞥
　～ piercingly　尖锐地扫视
　～ back　回头一看，回顾
　～ back at the past　回顾过去
　～ up　抬头一看
　～ at　朝…看了一眼
　～ at the clock　匆匆看一下表
　～ down　浏览
　～ from A to B　从A看到B
　～ into a room　朝房间里瞅一眼
　～ into the future　展望未来
　～ over a letter　匆匆阅读一封信
　～ round a room　略略环视房间

　Don't glance left and right.　不要左顾右盼。
　She glanced this way and that and looked very anxious.　她东张西望的，看上去很焦急。
　The glasses glanced in the firelight.　杯子在火光中闪耀。
　Their helmets glanced in the sunlight.　他们的钢盔在阳光下闪耀着。

 ♣ glance about〔around, round〕¹　(v.+adv.)
　环视　look around
　I glanced about at other guests.　我环视了一下其他来宾。
　He glanced around to make sure that the audience were ready to hear his speech.　他向四周环视以确信听众已做好准备，听他讲演。
　Jimmy walked into the room, glanced round, saw nobody that he knew, and left again at once.　吉米走进房间，四下一望，竟无一人认识，又匆匆离去了。
 ♣ glance about〔around, round〕²　(v.+prep.)
　环视　look around (sb/sth)
　I glanced about the room.　我向室内迅速环视一下。
　The headmaster glanced around our classroom.　校长环视一下我们的教室。
　The actor glanced round the audience and spotted his wife in the third row.　那演员向观众扫视一下，看到他妻子在第三排上。
 ♣ glance at　(v.+prep.)
　朝…看了一眼　give a rapid look at
　She glanced at him from behind her fan.　她从扇子后匆匆看了他一眼。
　She glanced shyly at Smith out of the corners of her eyes.　她羞答答地瞟了史密斯一眼。
　The child glanced at his angry father timidly.　孩子怯生生地瞟了一眼怒气冲冲的父亲。
　She glanced at herself in the mirror.　她在镜子面前照一下自己。
　He glanced at the passage and knew there were few new words in it.　他浏览了一下那篇短文，知道里面没有几个生词。
　I didn't read the whole paper. I just glanced at the headlines.　我没有读完报纸，只看了看标题。
　He glanced at my passport and gave it back to me.　他瞧了瞧我的护照，就退还给我了。
　He glanced at the elegant furnishings of the saloon.　他扫视了一下大厅里雅致的陈设。
 ♣ glance back　(v.+adv.)
　回头看　turn one's head to have a look
　She glanced back over the path she had come.　她回头看一眼自己走过来的小路。
　She glanced back quickly to see if Emma was following her.　她回头很快地看了一眼，看看艾玛是否跟着她。
　A runner can lose a lot of advantage by even glancing back to see how far behind the others are.　赛跑的人只要回头看看后面的人离他有多远就会大大丧失优势。
 ♣ glance down　(v.+prep.)
　浏览　read sth such as a page quickly
　She glanced down the list of names.　她浏览了一下名单。
　He glanced his eyes down the columns.　他浏览了一下专栏。
 ♣ glance off¹　(v.+adv.)
　擦过　strike and glide off
　The spear harmlessly glanced off.　长矛擦过，没有刺中。
　A stray bullet struck his helmet and glanced off.　一颗流弹击中他的钢盔，又滑开了。
 ♣ glance off²　(v.+prep.)
1. 擦过 strike and glide off
　The bullet glanced off a tree.　子弹从树边擦过。
　The arrow glanced off his armour.　箭擦过他的甲胄。
　The sword glanced off the shield and did not damage it.　刀从盾边擦过，没有把盾砍坏。
　The ball glanced off his bat.　球从他的球拍上一擦而过。
　Every scolding that boy just seems to glance off him and not change his behaviour at all.　那个男孩每次受到责骂，似乎都成了耳边风，根本没有使他的行为举止发生任何变化。
2. （光线）从…折射出来 (a ray of light) be reflected from
　The light from the setting sun glanced off the oil tanks.　夕阳的余光从油罐上折射出来。
 ♣ glance over　(v.+prep.)
　浏览　read sth such as a page quickly
　He glanced over a catalogue.　他将目录匆匆看了一下。
　He glanced over the morning paper.　他匆匆地浏览了晨报。
　He glanced over the accounts.　他浏览了一下那些账目。
　He glanced over my report and said that it seemed to be all right.　他粗略看了一下我的报告，说报告看起来还行。
　He glanced his eyes over the letter.　他浏览了那封信。
　She glanced her eyes over the headlines.　她粗略地看了一下大标题。
 ♣ glance through　(v.+prep.)
　浏览　read sth such as a page quickly
　He glanced through the manuscript.　他把手稿粗略地看了一遍。
　She glanced through her daughter's homework and signed it.　她把女儿的作业浏览了一遍并签了字。
 ♣ glance to　(v.+prep.)
　朝…瞧了瞧　take a look at
　They glanced to the girl.　他们朝那女孩瞧了瞧。
　They glanced to the place where the girl was sitting.　他们朝那个女孩子坐的地方瞧了瞧。
 ♣ glance up　(v.+adv.)
　抬头一看　have an up look
　He glanced up and saw me.　他抬头一看，看见了我。
　He glanced up to see the door slowly opening.　他抬头看见门慢慢开了。

 ♣ glance, look
　这两个词的共同意思是“看”，都可接介词at. 其区别是：glance指匆忙地看一眼，也指粗略地、随便看看、暗暗地看；而look则表示有意识地注意看，将视线集中于某人或某物上，着重于看的动作。例如：
　She felt very nervous with so many people looking at her.　这么多人瞧着她，她感到非常紧张。
　I found the child opposite looking at my red hat.　我发现对面的孩子在看我的红帽子。
 ♣ glance, brush, graze, shave, skim
　参见brush条。
 ♣ glance, flash, gleam, glint, glitter
　这组词都可以表示“发光，闪光”，其区别是：glance指发出或投射出闪烁的光线；flash指突然发出转瞬即逝的闪烁光芒或突然被闪光照亮；gleam指透过间隔物或映衬在较暗背景上的微弱光线；glint强调光线的迅速闪耀；glitter指发出很灿烂的闪光，有时暗示怀有邪恶的意图。例如：
　Headlights flashed on the road.　公路上闪出车灯的亮光。
　He flashed a torch to guide me.　他用火炬的亮光为我引路。
　The furniture gleamed after being polished.　家具擦拭后闪闪发亮。
　Her eyes glinted when she saw the money.　她看到钱眼睛就发亮。
　Her jewelry glittered under the spotlight.　她的珠宝在聚光灯下闪闪发光。

1. C 一瞥，瞥视　 a quick or rapid look
2. S 闪光　 a flash of light
3. S 滑过，掠过　 a blow which slips to the side

　dart a ～　飞快地瞥一眼
　exchange ～s　交换眼色
　flash a ～ at　朝…瞟一眼
　shoot an angry ～ at　瞪…一眼
　steal a ～ at　偷看…一眼
　take a ～ at　粗略地看一下…
　amorous ～　含情脉脉的一瞥
　casual ～　漫不经心的一瞥
　conspiratorial ～　阴险的目光
　dubious ～　怀疑的目光
　first ～　第一眼
　fleeting ～　匆匆一瞥
　hostile ～　敌意的目光
　imploring ～　哀求的目光
　indignant ～　愤慨的目光
　knowing ～　会意的眼神
　loving ～s　钟情的眼色
　meaning ～　意味深长的目光
　passing ～　漫不经心的目光，随便看一眼
　piercing ～　犀利的目光
　pitying ～　怜悯的目光
　quick ～　迅速的一瞥
　quizzical ～　探询的目光
　searching ～　锐利的目光
　shy ～　羞涩的眼神
　wistful ～　留恋的目光
　at a ～　看一眼，马上
　at first ～　一看就，乍看起来
　with a ～ to　考虑到，顾及到
　follow sb with one's ～　目送某人
　a ～ at sb's face　一看某人的脸
　a ～ from the sword　一道剑光

　No more than a quick glance was needed to see that all was not well with John.　一眼便可看出约翰处境不妙。
　The burglar took a quick glance around and then stole into the house.　窃贼匆匆环顾了一下，便溜进了那幢房屋。
　One glance at his face told me he was ill.　看一眼他的脸我就知道他病了。
　Her father threw a disapproving glance at her.　她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。
　I took a glance at the hall and found many familiar faces among the audience.　我扫视了一下大厅，发现听众中有许多熟悉的面孔。
　I had a glance at the books last night.　昨晚我浏览了一下这些书。
　Take a glance at the morning paper.　翻阅一下晨报。
　Do you have time for a glance at this report?　你有时间浏览一下这份报告吗?
　He signed the letters with only a cursory glance at what I had written.　他粗略地看了一下我写的内容就在那些信件上签了字。
　He took a glance over the notes.　他匆匆地看了一下笔记。
　He gave her an admiring glance.　他向她投以爱慕的目光。
　The old woman looked directly at the boy and he tried to avoid her searching glance.　老大娘直盯着那个孩子，他就尽量避开她那锐利的目光。
　The women exchanged glances.　女人们互使眼色。
　A glance from one of the moving swords fell across his eyes and prevented him from seeing the blow.　挥动的剑发出一道闪光，射向他的眼睛，使他看不到这一重击。
　A sudden glance of the sword cut his shoulder.　剑突然擦过，伤了他的肩膀。

 ♣ at a glance
　看一眼；马上　with one look; at once
　He could tell at a glance that she was upset.　他一眼就看出她很生气。
　The doctor saw at a glance that the child had got measles.　医生一眼就看出小孩患的是麻疹。
　The bandits could see at a glance that things had gone badly.　匪徒们一看就知道事情不妙。
　He could tell at a glance what was wrong with the car.　他一眼就能看出汽车有什么毛病。
 ♣ at first glance
　一看就；初看，乍看起来　when seen or examined (often quickly) for the first time
　They fell in love at first glance.　他们一见钟情。
　The phenomenon of fatigue is more complex than it seems at first glance.　疲劳现象要比初看起来复杂得多。
　They looked the same at first glance but in fact they were different.　乍看起来它们是同样的，但事实上它们并不相同。
　At first glance, the problem seems very difficult.　初看起来，那个问题似乎很难。

 ♣ glance, glimpse
　这两个词都有“一瞥”之意，它们之间的区别是：glance多表示“有意的一瞥”，强调看的动作，所搭用的动词多为cast, give, take等有意发出的动作；glimpse多表示“无意的一望”，强调所瞥见的东西，所搭用的动词多是catch, get, gain, obtain等非有意发出的动作。例如：
　We caught a glimpse of the bell tower as we drove past.　我们开车经过时瞥见了钟楼。

　［同义词］ v. glimpse, look, peek
　［词源］　中古英语glansen<古法语glacier（滑）