bean
n
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(a) smooth, usu kidney-shaped, seed, used as a vegetable 豆子: ,broad `beans 蚕豆
`kidney beans 菜豆 * `soya beans 大豆
,haricot `beans 扁豆.
(b) any of the various plants that bear these seeds in long pods 豆科植物.
(c) pod containing such seeds, which is itself eaten as a vegetable 豆荚(可食用):,runner `beans 红花菜豆.
2 similar seed of other plants, eg cocoa or coffee 其他植物的豆状果实(如可可豆或咖啡豆).
3 (idm 习语) full of beans/life => full. a hill of beans => hill. know how many beans make five => know. not have a `bean (infml 口) have no money 不名一文. spill the beans => spill1.
🎯 考研助记
饼”(谐音):饼子是(be)俺(an) 豆子做的
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi:n]n. 豆子【化】 油嘴; 豆【医】 豆【经】 黄豆相关词组: haven't a bean
Because such constructive employment practices will greatly promote a better understanding of both American and Chinese cultures.
因为这个具有建设性的雇佣体系将会有力地推进对中美双方文化的更好了解。
Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.