glean
- IPA[ɡlēn]
美式
- extract (information) from various sources；collect gradually and bit by bit
verb: glean, 3rd person present: gleans, gerund or present participle: gleaning, past tense: gleaned, past participle: gleaned
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. extract (information) from various sources the information is gleaned from press clippings
- ▪ collect gradually and bit by bit objects gleaned from local markets
- ▪ gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential
