glean

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Cropsgleanglean /ɡliːn/ verb 1 [transitive]FIND OUT to find out information slowly and with difficultyglean something from somebody/something Additional information was gleaned from other sources.2 [intransitive, transitive]TAC to collect grain that has been left behind after the crops have been cut→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusglean• There are other clues to be gleaned.• Some information can be gleaned, although it tends to be more sketchy.• And her reaction to her illness was, as best I can glean, fraught with fear, discouragement, and depression.• A measure of its success and an indication of the magnitude of its task could be gleaned from Benelux.• But some idea of the general type he was looking for can be gleaned from his memoirs.• Believers say the government has captured alien spacecraft and used the technology gleaned from them to make their own spaceships.glean something from somebody/something• Several lessons can be gleaned from our experience so far.Origin glean (1300-1400) Old French glener, from Late Latin glennare

单词	glean
释义	glean From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Cropsgleanglean /ɡliːn/ verb 1 [transitive]FIND OUT to find out information slowly and with difficultyglean something from somebody/something Additional information was gleaned from other sources.2 [intransitive, transitive]TAC to collect grain that has been left behind after the crops have been cut→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusglean• There are other clues to be gleaned.• Some information can be gleaned, although it tends to be more sketchy.• And her reaction to her illness was, as best I can glean, fraught with fear, discouragement, and depression.• A measure of its success and an indication of the magnitude of its task could be gleaned from Benelux.• But some idea of the general type he was looking for can be gleaned from his memoirs.• Believers say the government has captured alien spacecraft and used the technology gleaned from them to make their own spaceships.glean something from somebody/something• Several lessons can be gleaned from our experience so far.Origin glean (1300-1400) Old French glener, from Late Latin glennare
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