a glance · a quick look · a glimpse

yī yǎn

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They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other.

他们看了看那堆垃圾，再互相望了一眼。

She attracted me at first sight.

她第一眼就吸引了我。

Kate glanced at Chris and then ignored him, making him feel miserable.

凯特看了克里斯一眼，然后不理睬他，使他感到痛苦。

She gave me a meaningful look.

她意味深长地看了我一眼。

Can I have a look at the magazine?

我能看一眼那本杂志吗？

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