| 释义 |
glean /glēn/ transitive verb- To learn by laboriously scraping together pieces of information
- To collect (what is thinly scattered, neglected or overlooked)
- To pick up (facts or information)
- Orig to follow the harvester(s) gathering any residue
intransitive verb- To gather the corn left by a reaper or anything that has been left by others
- To gather facts bit by bit
noun (obsolete or dialect)- That which is gleaned
- The act of gleaning
ORIGIN: OFr glener (Fr glaner), through LL glenāre; origin unknown gleanˈer noun gleanˈing noun gleanˈings plural noun Things gleaned, esp bits of information from various sources |