释义 |
glean AHD[glēn] D.J.[gliːn]K.K.[glin]v.(动词)gleaned, glean.ing, gleans v.intr.(不及物动词)- To gather grain left behind by reapers.捡拾落穗:捡拾收割者落在田里的谷物
v.tr.(及物动词)- To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.拾落穗:捡拾、收集(收割者落下的谷物)
- To collect bit by bit:收集:点点滴滴地收集获得:"records from which historians glean their knowledge"(Kemp Malone)See Synonyms at reap “历史学家们从记录资料中收集信息”(肯普·马隆) 参见 reap
- Middle English glenen 中古英语 glenen
- from Old French glener 源自 古法语 glener
- from Late Latin glennāre 源自 后期拉丁语 glennāre
- [probably of Celtic origin] [可能源于凯尔特语]
gleanʹer n.(名词) |