glean
verb [ T ] uk/ɡliːn/ us/ɡliːn/
缓慢艰难地收集(信息)
to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty
From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good. 从我费劲收集到的信息来看,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——我费了很大劲儿(从他们那儿)打探到的就这些。