glean
[gli:n] verb transitive
■to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty 缓慢艰难地收集（资讯）•From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good.从我辛苦收集到的资讯来看，情况不妙。 •They're leaving on Tuesday - I managed to glean that much (from them).他们将在星期二离开——我辛辛苦苦（从他们那里）打探到的就只有这些。 |