glance

ちらっと見る、一瞥する

人や物に、ごく短い間だけ目を向ける。

やさしい英語で： To look at someone or something for a very short time.

• I glanced at my phone.
• She glanced over her shoulder and smiled.
• He glanced around the room before sitting down.

使い方： glance at someone/something (She glanced at the clock before leaving.); glance over something (He glanced over the list of names.)

類義語： take a quick look

よく使う表現： glance at something, glance over something, glance around

きらめく、光る

表面を光が移るにつれて、一瞬光ったりきらきらしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To shine briefly or sparkle as light moves across a surface.

• Light glanced on the water.
• The morning sun glanced off her silver bracelet.
• Moonlight was glancing across the small waves.

使い方： glance on something (Sunlight glanced on the river.)

類義語： gleam, sparkle, glint

よく使う表現： glance on something, glance off something, glance across something

輝鉱

硫黄と金属を含む、色が暗く光沢のある鉱物。

やさしい英語で： A dark, shiny mineral containing sulfur and a metal.

• The sample contains copper glance.
• Lead glance has a shiny metallic surface.
• They found silver glance in the old mine.

よく使う表現： copper glance, silver glance, lead glance