glean

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。
    ■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
gleaner
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin
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