glean
US /ɡliːn/
UK /ɡliːn/
动词
1.
收集, 获取
to extract information from various sources
示例:
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From various sources, she was able to glean a lot of information.
她从各种来源收集了大量信息。
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We are still trying to glean the truth from the conflicting reports.
我们仍在努力从相互矛盾的报道中收集真相。
2.
拾穗, 收集剩余物
to gather grain or other produce left after the main harvest
示例:
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The poor were allowed to glean the fields after the reapers had passed.
收割者离开后，穷人被允许在田里拾穗。
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She spent the afternoon gleaning apples that had fallen from the trees.
她花了一个下午收集从树上掉下来的苹果。