bean1 /biːn/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC] → been2. PLANTHBPDFa plant that produces beans 豆科植物
3 COFFEEDFa seed used in making some types of food or drinks 〔用于做某类食物或饮料的〕籽实 4 be full of beans informalENERGETIC to be very eager and full of energy 生气勃勃,精力充沛 She’s full of beans this morning. 她今天早上精神十足。
be full of beans• I wish I was one of those people who are full of beans first thing in the morning.• You'd never think she'd been ill -- she came bouncing in this morning, full of beans.• Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans. 5. not have a bean British EnglishBrE informalPOOR to have no money at all 身无分文
6. not know/care beans (about somebody/something) NOT KNOW American EnglishAmE informal to not know anything or care at all about someone or something (对某人/某物)一无所知/毫不关心 → spill the beans at spill1(3), → not amount to a hill of beans at hill(5), → jelly bean