gleaning
present participle ofglean
| 单词 | gleaning |
| 释义 | gleaning present participle ofglean glean verb[T] uk/ɡliːn/us/ɡliːn/tocollectinformationinsmallamountsand often withdifficulty: From what I wasableto glean, thenewsisn't good. They'releavingonTuesday- Imanagedto glean that much (fromthem). Collecting and amassing
Examplesofgleaninggleaning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Not the least important was the so-called purakalam right ofgleaningon the threshing floor which gave occasion to several conflicts. From theCambridge English Corpus The guild composed of highly cluttered/gleaningfrugivores was the richest in species (18), followed by highly cluttered/gleaning insectivores (12 species). From theCambridge English Corpus We propose that, in light of these findings, caterpillars may be important food items for othergleaninginsectivorous bats as well. From theCambridge English Corpus After exclusion, the following four guilds were retained: frugivores (four species), omnivores (three species),gleaninginsectivores (three species) and aerial insectivores (five species). From theCambridge English Corpus The guilds highly cluttered space/aerial insectivores, highly cluttered space/gleaninginsectivores, and highly cluttered/gleaning nectarivores, had no canopy species. From theCambridge English Corpus A guild composed by background cluttered/gleaningfrugivores was the richest in species (18), followed by background cluttered/gleaning insectivores (12 species). From theCambridge English Corpus Of all households,gleaningwas never worth more than 0.5 per cent of annual income. From theCambridge English Corpus A guild composed by background cluttered/gleaningfrugivores was the richest in species (19), followed by background cluttered/gleaning insectivores (12 species). From theCambridge English Corpus Gleaninginsectivores are divisible into four size classes. From theCambridge English Corpus Assessing the potential impact ofgleaninginsectivorous bats on herbivorous insects requires a detailed dietary analysis of the bats and feeding rates. From theCambridge English Corpus The nature of policy documents makes for difficulty ingleaningpolicy intent and meaning. From theCambridge English Corpus Below we will try to answer these questions bygleaningevidence that supports the hypothesis and prediction we are investigating. From theCambridge English Corpus Although rather well protected during the day, these insects suffer increased exposure to predation bygleaninginsectivorous bats at night. From theCambridge English Corpus He had no difficulty ingleaningcondemnations of communism from the various papal encyclicals which constituted the basis of the divine programme. From theCambridge English Corpus Species foraging mode was classified as ' 'gleaning' ' for bats which take food from surfaces; or 'aerial' for those that catch it in the air. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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