单词 | glimpse |
释义 | Word Frequency glimpse(ɡlɪmps) noun 1. a brief or incomplete view to catch a glimpse of the sea 2. a vague indication he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant 3. archaic a glimmer of light verb ▶ USAGE Glimpse is sometimes wrongly used where glance is meant: he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch4. (transitive) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily 5. (intransitive; usually foll by at) mainly US to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at) 6. (intransitive) archaic to shine faintly; glimmer Derived forms glimpser (ˈglimpser) noun Word origin C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer |
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