to see someone or something for a very short time 看一眼某人/某物
Fans waited for hours at the airport to catch a glimpse of their idol.
歌迷们在机场等候多时,想一睹偶像的风采。
Examples from the Corpus
catch a glimpse of somebody/something• He caught a glimpse of a pinup calendarabove a dressingtable, some bars of Lifebuoy soap.• In the warmyellow light of the dining car windows I caught a glimpse of a woman raising a wineglass.• Back on the main road, Robert caught a glimpse of Aziz the janitor.• Many had waited for hours to catch a glimpse of him.• Sometimes I had caught glimpses of his shadow on the wall.• As they rode cautiously along, Fenella caught glimpses ofmovement in between the trees.• As she turned to go, Baby Suggs caught a glimpse of some-thing dark on the bedsheet.• This year it is different, and well worthcatching a glimpse of the latest from the world's car makers.
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