glimpse

glimpse
noun
  1. a momentary or partial view
    一瞥,一看
    she caught a glimpse of the ocean.
    她看了一看大海。
    a glimpse into the world of the well heeled.
    窥探有钱人的世界。
verb
  1. [with obj.]see or perceive briefly or partially
    瞥见;看一看
    he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade.
    他瞥见阴暗处站着一个人影。
    ■[no obj.](archaic)shine or appear faintly or intermittently
    (古)发微光;闪烁;隐约出现
    glow-worms glimpsing in the dark.
    在黑暗中若隐若现的萤火虫。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'shine faintly'): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer
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