at first glance/sight - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishat first glance/sightat first glance/sightthe first time that you look at someone or something, ... atfirstglance/sightFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishatfirstglance/sightatfirstglance/sightthefirsttimethatyoulookatsomeoneorsomething,beforeyounoticeanydetails  Atfirstglancethetwinslookidentical.  Atfirstsight,theredidn’tappeartobemuchdamage.→loveatfirstsight2(2)→firstExamplesfromtheCorpusatfirstglance/sight•Itwasloveatfirstsight.•Thisisnotashereticalasuggestionasitmightseematfirstsight.•Aftermonthsofwaiting,itwashardlyloveatfirstsight,headmits.•Atfirstglance,itlookedlikeunalloyedgoodnews.•Whatwasinsidethecradlesatfirstsightterrifiedme.•Atfirstglance,theplaceseemeddeserted.•Atfirstglancethiswillprobablysoundstrange,yetthereisawayinwhichitisalsological.atfirstglance/sightatfirstglance/sightLOOKATwhenyoufirstlookatsomething  Atfirstglance,theplaceseemeddeserted.→glanceExamplesfromtheCorpusatfirstglance/sight•Atfirstglancethiswillprobablysoundstrange,yetthereisawayinwhichitisalsological.•Atfirstglance,itlookedlikeunalloyedgoodnews.•Atfirstglance,theplaceseemeddeserted. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Businessbasics Trains&railways Civil Cards Seealltopics Wordoftheday uncanny verystrangeanddifficulttoexplain