glance
US: /ˈɡɫæns/
UK: /ɡlˈɑːns/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
glance /glɑ:ns/- danh từ
- (khoáng chất) quặng bóng
- copper glance: quặng đồng ssunfua
- lead glance: galen
- (khoáng chất) quặng bóng
- danh từ
- cái nhìn thoáng qua, cái liếc qua
- to take a glance at a newspaper: liếc nhìn qua tờ báo
- at a glance: chỉ thoáng nhìn một cái
- to cast a glance at: đưa mắt nhìn
- to steal a glance: liếc trộm
- to have a glance at: nhìn qua (cái gì)
- tia loáng qua, tia loé lên
- sự sượt qua, sự trệch sang bên (viên đạn...)
- cái nhìn thoáng qua, cái liếc qua
- nội động từ
- liếc nhìn, liếc nhanh, nhìn qua
- to glance at something: liếc nhìn cái gì
- to glance over (throught) a book: xem qua cuốn sách
- bàn lướt qua
- to glance over a question: bàn lướt qua một vấn đề
- (glance at) thoáng nói ý châm chọc
- loé lên, sáng loé
- their helmets glance in the sun: những mũ sắt của họ sáng loé dưới ánh mặt trời
- ((thường) + off, aside) đi sượt qua, đi trệch (viên đạn...)
- liếc nhìn, liếc nhanh, nhìn qua
- ngoại động từ
- liếc nhìn, đưa (mắt) nhìn qua
- to glance one's eyes's: liếc nhìn qua (cái gì)
- liếc nhìn, đưa (mắt) nhìn qua
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
[V +adv./prep.]
1 to look quickly at sth/sb: She glanced at her watch. + He glanced around the room. + I glanced up quickly to see who had come in.
2 ~ at / down / over through sth to read sth quickly and not thoroughly: I only had time to glance at the newspapers. + He glanced briefly down the list of names. + She glanced through the report.
Phrasal Verbs: glance on / off sth (of light) to flash on a surface or be reflected off it
glance off (sth) to hit sth at an angle and move off it in a different direction: The ball glanced off the post into the net.
+ noun
~ (at sb/sth) a quick look: to take / have a glance at the newspaper headlines + a cursory / brief / casual / furtive glance + The sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other). + She shot him a sideways glance. + He walked away without a backward glance. + She stole a glance (= looked secretly) at her watch.
Idioms: at a (single) glance immediately; with only a quick look: He could tell at a glance what was wrong.
at first glance when you first look at or think about sth, often rather quickly: At first glance the problem seemed easy.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 glimpse, peek, peep, scan, look, Colloq Brit have a shufti or shufty at, take a dekko at:
I've only had time to glance at the report.
2 reflect, glint, glisten, shimmer, twinkle, gleam, shimmer, flicker, glimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, flash:
A ray of sunlight glanced off the windows opposite.
3 bounce (off), reflect, ricochet, rebound, carom:
The stone glanced off the pavement and struck my leg.
n.
4 glimpse, peek, peep, look, coup d'oeil, Colloq gander, Brit shufti or shufty, dekko:
She turned and gave him a questioning glance, As he fingered the tip of his fer-de-lance.
5 gleam, glint, glimmer, shimmer, twinkle, sparkle, scintillation, glitter, flicker, flash:
The silver light, with quivering glance, Played on the water's still expanse.
Collocation
ADJ.
backward, sidelong, sideways
She cast a sidelong glance at Fern.
| brief, cursory, fleeting, quick, swift
After a cursory glance at the report he frowned.
| casual | covert, furtive, surreptitious
The man walked slowly along, casting furtive glances behind him.
| accusing, angry, baleful, disapproving, mocking, reproachful, scornful, sharp, suspicious, withering
Meena threw him an angry glance.
| curious, puzzled, questioning, quizzical | admiring, approving | knowing | meaningful
The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.
| amused, wry | anxious, nervous, worried | plaintive
VERB + GLANCE
cast (sb), dart, give (sb/sth), have, shoot (sb), steal, take, throw (sb)
He gave her a mocking glance. I had a quick glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet. He stole a sidelong glance at the young woman sitting next to him on the train. She took one last glance in the mirror and then left.
| exchange
They exchanged knowing glances.
| catch
I caught the teacher's glance and nearly burst into nervous laughter.
| attract, draw
Their vintage car attracted admiring glances wherever they went.
GLANCE + VERB
flick, flicker, move
Her glance flickered briefly across to the group standing at the other side of the street.
| meet
Their glances met, then they both looked away.
| fall on sb/sth, rest on sb/sth
His glance fell on a pile of papers at one side of the desk.
PREP.
at a ~
The software allows you to see at a glance what fonts you have on the computer.
| with a ~
With a quick glance at the time, she stood up and prepared to leave.
| without a ~
He left without a backward glance.
| ~ at
A glance at my watch told me it was already past six o'clock.
| ~ of
He ignored my glance of disapproval.
| ~ over
He kept throwing nervous glances over his shoulder.
ADV.
briefly, quickly, sharply
Norton glanced sharply at him.
| anxiously, fearfully, nervously
She glanced nervously over her shoulder.
| curiously
glancing curiously about him
| covertly
He glanced covertly at his watch.
| barely, hardly
She barely glanced at him.
| down, up
She glanced up at him.
VERB + GLANCE
pause to, turn to
He turned to glance in our direction.
| happen to
At that moment she happened to glance up.
PREP.
about/around/round
She glanced around the room.
| across/over
She glanced across to where the others were standing chatting.
| at
She glanced briefly at his lapel badge.
| towards
He glanced towards the kitchen.
Concise dictionary
glances|glanced|glancingglæns /glɑːnsnoun
+a quick look
verb
+throw a glance at; take a brief look at
+rebound after hitting
