glean
v
1 [I, Tn] gather (grain left in a field by harvest workers) 拾(收割者落在地里的谷物).
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf]
~ sth (from sb/sth) (fig 比喻) obtain (news, facts, information, etc) usu from various sources, in small quantities and with effort 搜集(消息、 資料、 情報(bào)等)(通常指來源廣、 零碎而費(fèi)力)
glean a few bits of information from overhearing various conversations 從旁邊聽到的談話中搜集點(diǎn)滴信息
From what people said, I managed to glean that he wasn't coming. 我從別人說話中總算弄清楚他不來了.