動詞 glance:

1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at
   同義詞：glance, peek, glint
2. rebound after hitting
   同義詞：carom, glance

1. A runner can lose a lot of advantage by even glancing back to see how far behind the others are.
   一個(gè)賽跑運(yùn)動員甚至回頭看一眼后面的運(yùn)動員還有多遠(yuǎn)，就可能失去很多優(yōu)勢。
2. I walked up the path, glancing at the windows to see if anyone was looking for me.
   我一面在路上走著，一面注意著陸窗戶，看看是否有人在找我。
3. He thought he heard someone following him, and glancing round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadows.
   他覺得有人在跟蹤他，便向周圍掃了一眼，發(fā)現(xiàn)陰暗處有一個(gè)黑影。
4. Glancing at the clock, she realized that she was late.
   她看了一下鐘，知道自己遲到了。

glanc.ing

adj.（形容詞）
Oblique in direction; slanting or deflected:
方向上是斜的；傾斜的或偏斜的：
例句：
struck him a glancing blow.
給他一個(gè)斜擊拳

Not straightforward; indirect:
不直接的；曲折的：
例句：
made glancing allusions to the scandal.
不直接地提及了這件丑事

【引伸】
glanc.ingly
adv.（副詞）