cast a glance at

基本解释

One morning, I cast a glance at the headlines of the newspaper.
一天早上，我瞥了一眼报纸上的大字标题。
Nevertheless, before setting out, the coachman cast a glance at the traveller's shabby dress, at the diminutive size of his bundle, and made him pay his fare.
可是，起程之先，车夫对旅客望了一眼，看见他的衣服那样寒素，包袱又那么小，便要他付钱。
From across the room, David cast a glance at his brother.
隔着房间，大卫瞥了一下弟弟。

After hanging up, I cast a sidelong glance at my profile in the glass booth.
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One explanation could be that indexing works by titles and authors alone, as happened with printed journals, forced readers to cast at least a cursory glance at work not immediately related to their own—or even that the mere act of flicking through a paper volume may have thrown up unexpected gems.
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