亚洲网紅露点

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glimpse

[ glimps ]

noun

  1. a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
  2. a momentary or slight appearance.
  3. a vague idea; inkling.
  4. Archaic. a gleam, as of light.


verb (used with object)

glimpsed, glimpsing.
  1. to catch or take a glimpse of.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

verb (used without object)

glimpsed, glimpsing.
  1. to look briefly; glance (usually followed by at ).
  2. Archaic. to come into view; appear faintly.

glimpse

/ 伞濒瑟尘辫蝉 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to catch sight of briefly or momentarily
  2. intrusually foll byat to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)
  3. archaic.
    intr to shine faintly; glimmer
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Glimpse is sometimes wrongly used where glance is meant: he gave a quick glance (not glimpse ) at his watch
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Derived Forms

  • 藞驳濒颈尘辫蝉别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳濒颈尘辫蝉顎侥谤 noun
  • 耻苍路驳濒颈尘辫蝉别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glimpse1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English glimsen (verb); cognate with Middle High German glimsen 鈥渢o glow鈥; akin to glimmer
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glimpse1

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer
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It wasn't until the next morning, when Abbas caught a glimpse of the TV screen his wife was watching, that he understood who their victim was.

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The programme will be broadcast on Friday 9 May on BBC One, giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the band's preparations for Basel.

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Tens of thousands of people braved the heavy rain for a glimpse of Pope Francis when he visited the shrine in 2018.

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Additional spectators watched along the sidelines in hopes of glimpsing the series鈥 stars.

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In an unpublished letter to his parents, Francis Huxley glimpsed something deeper at work: "There were too many Huxleys in that situation ... involving the shadows of our parents and the way we react to them."

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