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glean sth from sth/sb
常与 from 连用，表示从某处逐步收集零散信息。
We gleaned valuable information from the report.
我们从报告中收集到了宝贵的信息。
拾落穗；收集
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拾落穗；收集
to gather natural products, especially leftover grain after the harvest
We gleaned valuable information from the report.
我们从报告中收集到了宝贵的信息。
To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
To take away (someone's) possessions; to strip (someone) bare.
Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking (prey, mainly arthropods such as insects) from various places.
glean
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原形
gleans
3rd person
第三人称单数
gleaning
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现在分词
gleaned
Past
过去式
gleaned
Past participle
过去分词
She gleans information from old newspapers.
她从旧报纸中收集信息。
He gleaned a few facts from the report.
他从报告中搜集到几个事实。
We have gleaned useful tips from the forum.
我们从论坛上收集到了有用的建议。
常与 from 连用，表示“从…中搜集（信息）”。
After the harvest, the villagers were allowed to glean the leftover wheat from the fields.
收割后，村民们获准在田里拾取剩下的麦穗。
From his long conversation with the librarian, I managed to glean a few useful tips for the research project.
从他和图书管理员的漫长谈话中，我设法收集到了一些对这个研究项目有用的提示。
She spent years gleaning rare details about her family history from old letters and diaries.
她花了多年时间，从旧信件和日记里一点点收集关于家族历史的罕见细节。
常与 from 连用，表示从某处逐步收集零散信息。
We gleaned valuable information from the report.
我们从报告中收集到了宝贵的信息。
本义指收割后拾取落穗，引申为收集；现代英语中更常见的是第一义。
The villagers used to glean wheat after the harvest.
村民们过去常在收割后拾麦穗。
Not this
I cleaned some useful information from the report.
Use this
I gleaned some useful information from the report.
glean 与 clean 拼写相近但意思不同：glean 表示“仔细收集（信息等）”，clean 表示“弄干净”。从报告等材料中收集信息应用 glean，而不是 clean。
Not this
I gleaned from his letter.
Use this
I gleaned some useful information from his letter.
glean 作“收集信息”讲是及物动词，后面必须接宾语；表示“从……中收集到……”要用 glean something from...，不能只写 glean from...，那样句子会不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
收集信息
Investigators gleaned information from public records.
调查人员从公开记录中收集了信息。
获得洞见
The report helps readers glean insights into consumer behaviour.
这份报告帮助读者深入了解消费者行为。
搜集线索
Visitors can glean clues about the city's history from the museum.
参观者可以从博物馆了解这座城市历史的线索。
从语境中推断含义
You can often glean the meaning of unfamiliar words from context.
你通常可以从语境中推断出生词的含义。
获取知识
She gleaned knowledge from years of practical experience.
她从多年的实践经验中获取了知识。
从…中收集信息
Researchers gleaned useful information from the ancient manuscripts.
研究人员从古代手稿中收集到了有用的信息。
从…中领悟见解
We can glean important insights from the data.
我们可以从这些数据中领悟到重要的见解。
获取知识
He gleaned much knowledge from his years of travel.
他从多年的旅行中获取了大量知识。
容我往田间去，在使我蒙恩的人身后拾取麦穗。
This famous line from the Book of Ruth preserves the original agricultural meaning of "glean"—to gather leftover grain after the harvesters.
这句出自《路得记》的著名经文保留了 glean 最初与农业相关的含义：在收割者之后捡拾遗留的谷物。
Use glean naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
glean像grain（谷物），想象在田里捡拾落穗，引申为仔细收集零星信息。
语域：mixed 常见场景：written reports、academic articles、historical accounts of farming glean 的语体随用法略有不同：表示“从资料中一点点搜集（信息、事实）”时多用于书面语和正式场合；表示“拾落穗”时比较常见于农业或历史叙述。日常口语中不太常用。
除 ocean 外，这些词都与 glean /ɡliːn/ 押韵：clean /kliːn/、mean /miːn/、bean /biːn/、green /ɡriːn/、seen /siːn/。注意 glean 拼作 -ean，clean/mean/bean 也是；但 ocean 也以 -ean 结尾，却读作 /ˈəʊʃən/，并不押韵。green 和 seen 拼作 -een，也押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.