glean/ɡliːn/

vt

1. (慢慢地，艰难地)搜集(资料、材料等)

• glean information from newspapers 从报纸上搜集资料

2. 拾(穗)

• glean stray ears of corn 捡拾散落的麦穗

vi

1. 拾麦穗

• The students spent hours gleaning in the wheat field. 同学们用了好几个钟头在田里拾麦穗。

2. 搜集资料

• They learnt all they wanted to know by gleaning through the library. 他们泡图书馆收集材料，弄清了想知道的一切。