plural beans
plural beans
Learner's definition of BEAN
[count]
1
a : a seed that is eaten as a vegetable and that comes from any one of many different kinds of climbing plants豆;豆子 c : a plant that produces beans豆科植物 2
: a seed that looks like a bean but that does not come from a climbing plant籽实;豆形种子 -
coffee beans咖啡豆
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cocoa beans可可豆
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a vanilla bean香子兰豆
— see also jelly bean, jumping bean
a hill of beans
— see hill
full of beans
informal 1
: full of energy and life精力充沛的;生气勃勃的 -
We were young and full of beans.我们青春年少,精力无限。
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Although she's much older now, she's still full of beans.尽管她现在老多了,却依旧精力充沛。
2
US : not correct or truthful : full of nonsense错误的;不真实的;胡说八道的
not know beans about
US, informal
: to not know anything about (something)(对某事)一无所知,一窍不通
spill the beans
informal
: to reveal secret information透露;泄密 2 bean /ˈbiːn/ verb
beans; beaned; beaning
beans; beaned; beaning
Learner's definition of BEAN
[+ object] informal
: to hit (someone) on the head with something(用某物)击中(某人)头部 -
A kid in the back of the room beaned me with an eraser. [=threw an eraser that hit my head]后排的一个小孩用一块橡皮砸中了我的头。
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(baseball) The pitcher almost beaned the first batter. [=he threw a pitch that almost hit the batter's head]投手的投球差点儿砸到击球手的头。