glean
/gliːn/verb
with obj.
1
- extract (information) from various sources从各种渠道提取(信息):
the information is gleaned from press cuttings.
信息是通过剪报获取的。
1.1
- collect gradually and bit by bit点滴收集:
objects gleaned from local markets.
从当地市场上一点点收集起来的物品。
2
- historical gather (leftover grain) after a harvest〈史〉拣拾(收割后散落的谷物):
as noun gleaning the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential.19世纪90年代农场工人的处境使拾落穗成为必需。
派生词
gleaner
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.