glance
glance — 動詞
1. to briefly look at someone or something, usually for such a short time that you
瞥；匆匆一看
短暫且不仔細地看
to briefly look at someone or something, usually for such a short time that you do not examine the person or thing fully
Tunde glanced at his watch and quickly walked towards the meeting room.
Tunde 瞥了一眼手錶，然後快步走向會議室。
glance + at + noun phrase (object of look)
Sirin glanced through the report during her lunch break.
Sirin 在午休時匆匆瀏覽了那份報告。
glance + through (quickly read)
The doctor glanced over the patient's notes before entering the examination room.
醫生快速翻看病人的病歷，然後走進診察室。
Naoko glanced around the café to see if any of her friends had arrived.
Naoko 環顧了一下咖啡廳，看看是否有朋友已經到了。
Kabir glanced nervously toward the window when he heard a loud noise outside.
Kabir 聽到外面傳來巨響，緊張地朝窗戶瞥了一眼。
- stare
to look at something for a long time, often without moving your eyes
文法句型
glance + at + noun phrase
glance + through/over + noun phrase
用法筆記
Glance suggests a voluntary, brief look, not a stare or a long observation. When you glance at something, you choose to look — unlike 'catch a glimpse of', which implies the look happens by chance.
常見錯誤
2. when light or a shiny surface sends back a brief, bright flash, often after hitt
閃爍；反光
光線在光滑表面短暫反射
when light or a shiny surface sends back a brief, bright flash, often after hitting a smooth surface at an angle
Sunlight glanced off the polished marble floor of the hotel lobby.
陽光從飯店大廳拋光的大理石地板上反射出耀眼的光芒。
glance + off (surface reflecting light)
The morning sun glanced across the lake, creating a path of golden sparkles.
清晨的陽光掠過湖面，形成一條金色的閃爍光帶。
Light from the passing car glanced briefly on the kitchen window.
路過的車燈在廚房的窗戶上短暫閃過一道光。
Moonlight glanced along the blade of the old sword in the museum display.
月光沿著博物館展櫃中那把古劍的刀刃閃閃發亮。
文法句型
glance + off + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in literary or descriptive writing. The subject is normally a light source (sunlight, moonlight, a beam) rather than a person. Distinguish from verb sense 1 — the light itself does the 'looking' as a metaphor.
3. in cricket, to send the ball behind the batter by turning the bat face to meet t
輕擊（板球）
板球中輕柔地斜擊球
in cricket, to send the ball behind the batter by turning the bat face to meet the ball with a gentle pushing motion rather than a full swing
Eitan glanced the ball past the wicketkeeper for an easy run.
Eitan 將球輕擊到 wicketkeeper 後方，輕鬆跑回一分。
glance + ball + direction phrase (cricket context)
The experienced batter glanced a fast delivery down to the fine-leg boundary.
那位經驗豐富的打者將一記快速球輕擊到邊界線附近。
Christopher tried to glance a short ball but misjudged the angle and was caught.
Christopher 試圖輕擊一顆短球，但角度沒算準而被接殺。
Antonia glanced the ball neatly behind square and set off for a quick run.
Antonia 巧妙地將球輕擊到防守員身後，然後快速跑向另一邊得分。
文法句型
glance + noun phrase (the ball)
用法筆記
This sense is specific to cricket and is primarily used in British English and other Commonwealth countries where cricket is played. Outside those contexts, the sense will not be understood.
glance — 名詞
1. a short act of looking at someone or something, often lasting only a second and
一瞥；快看
短暫的觀看動作
a short act of looking at someone or something, often lasting only a second and without careful attention
Rania stole a glance at her exam results before showing them to her mother.
Rania 偷偷看了一眼考試成績，然後才拿給媽媽看。
stole a glance (looked secretly)
A single glance at the messy kitchen told Antonia that her children had been baking.
只看一眼亂糟糟的廚房，Antonia 就知道孩子們剛才在做烘焙。
Beatrix exchanged a quick glance with her brother across the dinner table.
Beatrix 在晚餐桌上和哥哥迅速地交換了一個眼神。
Hana took one glance at the long queue and decided to come back later.
Hana 看了一眼那條長長的隊伍，決定晚點再來。
From a single glance at the sky, the sailor knew a storm was coming.
水手只看一眼天空，就知道暴風雨要來了。
- stare
a long, fixed look at someone or something
文法句型
a glance + at + noun phrase
with a glance + preposition phrase
常見錯誤
2. used to say that something is understood, seen, or judged immediately from a sin
一眼；立即
僅憑一眼就迅速理解
used to say that something is understood, seen, or judged immediately from a single quick look, without needing to study it carefully
The manager could tell at a glance that the shop floor was understaffed.
經理看了一眼就看出店裡人手不足。
at a glance — immediate understanding from one look
At a glance, the two paintings look identical, but the expert noticed small differences.
乍看之下，這兩幅畫一模一樣，但專家注意到了細微的差異。
The chart shows the key figures at a glance.
這張圖表一眼就能看出關鍵數據。
Élise knew at a glance that the suitcase would not fit in the overhead compartment.
Élise 只看了一眼就知道那個行李箱塞不進行李架。
- immediately
more general — without delay; not limited to visual understanding
- at first sight
similar, but stronger on first impression; can be about people or situations
文法句型
at a glance + clause
at a glance — can be sentence adverbial
用法筆記
This is a fixed phrase — do not change 'a' to another determiner. 'At a glance' functions as an adverbial, usually placed mid-sentence after a modal or before the main verb, or at the start of the sentence.
常見錯誤
3. used to describe your first, usually surface-level opinion about something, whic
乍看；初看
初步印象（可能與實際不符）
used to describe your first, usually surface-level opinion about something, which may change when you look more carefully or think about it more
At first glance, the house seemed perfect, but the inspection revealed serious problems.
那棟房子乍看之下很完美，但檢驗後發現了嚴重的問題。
at first glance — initial impression that may change
The proposal appeared straightforward at first glance, yet it contained several legal complications.
這份提案乍看之下很簡單，但裡面藏有幾個法律上的問題。
The puzzle seemed easy at first glance, but took Sade over an hour.
這拼圖乍看之下很簡單，但 Sade 花了一個多小時才完成。
At first glance, the brothers look different, but they share the same smile.
乍看之下，這對兄弟長得不太像，但他們的笑容一模一樣。
- on the surface
similar meaning — how something seems at first, before deeper examination
- initially
more general — at the beginning; not limited to visual impressions
文法句型
at first glance, + clause
用法筆記
Unlike 'at a glance', which emphasises the speed of seeing or understanding, 'at first glance' emphasises that the initial observation may be misleading. The sentence usually continues with information that corrects or complicates the first impression.