Word · Frequency #5348
glimpse
瞥见；瞄一眼
核心释义
to catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- 1.
瞥见；匆匆看到
catch a glimpse of or see briefly
瞥见；匆匆看到；投以一瞥；闪烁不定；瞥见
用法In use
I glimpsed a deer running through the forest as I drove by.
用法提示：这里用过去式 glimpsed 表示短暂瞥见，强调动作的瞬间性。
She glimpses her reflection in the shop window every time she passes.
用法提示：用第三人称单数 glimpses 表示习惯性动作，指每次短暂看到。
We spent the afternoon glimpsing famous landmarks from the tour bus.
用法提示：现在分词 glimpsing 强调动作的持续进行，指多次短暂看到。
glimpse + noun (瞥见)
glimpse作及物动词，直接跟被瞥见的人或物。
She glimpsed a figure in the crowd.
她瞥见人群中一个人影。
glimpse at + noun (向…瞥一眼)
glimpse at 强调快速看一眼的动作。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- glimpse a figure
- 瞥见一个人影
- I glimpsed a figure moving through the trees.我瞥见树丛中有个人影在移动。
- glimpse the future
- 窥见未来
- The exhibition allows visitors to glimpse the future of urban living.这次展览让参观者得以一窥未来城市生活的模样。
- glimpse into
- 朝……里匆匆看一眼
- She glimpsed into the room and saw her friends waiting.她朝房间里匆匆看了一眼，看到朋友们在等着。
- glimpse through the window
- 透过窗户瞥见
- He glimpsed through the window and saw the postman approaching.他透过窗户瞥了一眼，看到邮递员正走过来。
- glimpse the truth
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
gl-开头带光感（如glow/glass），联想反光一闪即逝，正是“瞥见”的瞬间。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述、新闻报道 动词 glimpse 本身没有强烈的语域色彩，多用于书面或日常叙述中，表示偶然短暂地看到。口语里更常见的是 catch a glimpse of 这一说法。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词直接接宾语，不及物时搭配介词 at
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with /ɡlɪmps/: limps (/lɪmps/), chimps (/tʃɪmps/), pimps (/pɪmps/), and crimps (/krɪmps/). Watch the lookalikes glimmer (/ˈɡlɪmər/) and nymphs (/nɪmfs/)—they share similar spelling but are not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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