He glanced at the bits of wood and metal. He _____ the bits of wood and metal.

A. looked quickly at    B. had a glimpse of    C. stared at    D. watched

这是《新概念英语》2 第49课的练习。答案是：A ，B对不对？

解释：

此题应选A，glance at 与 glimpse at 意思相近，但仍然有一点差异。

glance “一眼，看一眼”。粗略地匆匆看一眼。强调动作过程，强调主动的瞥了一眼。常常用give / take a glance at。例如：

The man glanced the burglar climbing out of the window.

那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来。 《现代英汉综合大辞典》

I had a quick glance at the article, but I haven’t read it yet.

我只草草看了一眼那篇文章，还没有读。《牛津英语搭配词典》

glimpse “一瞥，瞥见”。无意识地一看，所见并不一定全面。强调动作结果，常用catch / get a glimpse of 。

I glimpsed at her among the crowd just now.

我刚才看到她在人群里。《简明英汉词典》

She catches a glimpse of a car in the distance.

她一眼就瞥见了远处的汽车。《简明英汉词典》