glimpse

Compared meaning: a quick look at something (noun).

比较义项：一瞥，快速地看一眼（名词）。

• glance

  Glance highlights a deliberate, quick look someone chooses to take, often at a specific target like a clock or a person's face.

  glance 强调说话人主动地、有意地快速看一眼，通常是看向某个具体目标，比如钟表或对方的脸。

  He glanced nervously at the clock every few minutes during the interview.

  面试时，他每隔几分钟就紧张地看一眼钟表。

• glimpse 本词

  Glimpse highlights a brief, often accidental or partial sighting of something, typically caught in passing rather than deliberately sought.

  glimpse 强调偶然地、短暂地看到某物的一部分，往往是匆匆瞥见，而不是刻意去看。

  Through the train window, she caught a glimpse of the mountains before the tunnel swallowed the view.

  透过火车车窗，她瞥见了那些山峦，随后隧道就挡住了视线。

Glance and glimpse both mean a quick look, but glance highlights a deliberate look at something specific, like a clock or a person's face. Glimpse highlights a brief, often accidental sighting, caught in passing rather than deliberately sought.

glance 和 glimpse 都指“快速看一眼”，但语气和主动性不同：glance 是主动、有意识地瞥一眼；glimpse 则强调偶然、短暂地看到一部分，常常是猝不及防的。