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sidelong

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++side·long /ˈsaɪdlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adjective  sidelong look/glance SIDEa way of looking at someone by moving your eyes to the side, especially so that it seems secret, dishonest, or disapproving 斜眼看〔尤表示有秘密、不诚实或不以为然〕 He gave Oliver a sidelong glance. 他斜睨了奥利弗一眼。sidelong adverb ‘You looked very well this morning, ’ she added, glancing sidelong at him. 今天早上你气色不错呀。她加了一句,同时斜瞟了他一眼。
Examples from the Corpus
sidelongHe looked sidelong at her with a quick smile, and she frowned and nodded his attention quickly towards the stranger.She cast a sidelong glance at Fen.I cast a sidelong glance, to see if she's noticed.Jean-Claude's sidelong half-smile had felt congratulatory.He kept watching her with a delighted, sidelong smile as if she constantly astonished him.Cynan flew to pin the struggling legs, and Meurig slid sidelong through the trees to help him.
side·long adjectiveChineseSyllable
of Corpus moving way someone a looking at by


sidelong
sidelong /ˈsaɪdlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adjective
sidelong look/glance a way of looking at someone by moving your eyes to the side, especially so that it seems secret, dishonest, or disapproving:
    He gave Oliver a sidelong glance.
—sidelong adverb:
    ‘You looked very well this morning,’ she added, glancing sidelong at him.


side·longBrE /ˈsaɪdlɒŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsaɪdlɔːŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a look 目光) out of the corner of your eye, especially in a way that is secret or disapproving 侧眼偷看的;斜着眼看的;睨视的She cast a sidelong glance at Eric to see if he had noticed her blunder. 她偷偷斜扫了埃里克一眼,看他有没有留意到她的错误。🔊🔊 side·long adverbShe looked sidelong at him. 她斜眼看他。🔊🔊