as a countable food noun
bean作为食物名词时常用复数形式。
She added some kidney beans to the salad.
她往沙拉里加了一些芸豆。
豆类植物；豆荚；豆状种子（如咖啡豆、香草豆）；豆形填充粒；豆科植物的各种可食用种子
The edible seed of various leguminous plants, or any seed that resembles a bean.
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
豆科植物的各种可食用种子
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
各种豆类或类似豆类的种子或果实
any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
The edible seedpod of such a plant.
为其可食用种子和豆荚而种植的各种豆科植物
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
I usually add black beans to my salad for extra protein.
我通常会在沙拉里加黑豆来增加蛋白质。
用法提示：名词，指可食用的豆子品种，这里特指黑豆。
She planted green beans in the backyard last spring.
她去年春天在后院种了青豆。
用法提示：名词，指作为蔬菜的豆荚类植物。
Grinding fresh coffee beans every morning makes a big difference.
每天早上现磨咖啡豆味道会大不一样。
用法提示：名词，指咖啡豆，属于豆子的一种。
bean作为食物名词时常用复数形式。
She added some kidney beans to the salad.
她往沙拉里加了一些芸豆。
该习语意为'泄露秘密'。
He accidentally spilled the beans about the surprise party.
他无意中泄露了惊喜派对的秘密。
该习语意为'精力充沛'。
The children are full of beans this morning.
孩子们今天早上精力充沛。
正式语体，可替代bean用于泛指豆科植物的种子，但bean更常见于日常饮食语境
俚语，仅用于非正式口语，与bean同义但更少见
grammar · medium
易错句子I ate some bean.
正确表达I ate some beans.
Bean是可数名词，表示‘豆子’时需要用复数形式beans。中文‘豆子’常被视为不可数，导致学习者忽略复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a bean of coffee.
正确表达I need a coffee bean.
Bean表示‘咖啡豆’时需要与coffee连用，因为bean单独使用多指食用豆子。中文‘豆’可直接指咖啡豆，导致遗漏修饰词。
been是动词be的过去分词，bean是名词豆子，拼写和发音相近但词性和意义完全不同。
pea指豌豆，bean指豆子（如黄豆、绿豆），两者都是豆类但具体种类不同，学习者常混淆具体名称。
bin是垃圾桶，bean是豆子，发音相近（/bɪn/ vs /biːn/）但意义毫无关联。
咖啡豆
I bought some fresh coffee beans.
我买了一些新鲜咖啡豆。
芸豆
Add some kidney beans to the salad.
在沙拉里加些芸豆。
四季豆
She cooked green beans for dinner.
她晚餐做了四季豆。
烘豆
Baked beans are a classic British dish.
烘豆是经典英式菜肴。
豆芽
Bean sprouts are often used in stir-fries.
豆芽常用来炒菜。
动动脑筋
Use your bean and figure it out.
动动脑筋想出来。
泄露秘密
He spilled the beans about the surprise party.
他泄露了关于惊喜派对的秘密。
精力充沛
The kids are full of beans this morning.
孩子们今天早上精力充沛。
身无分文
I can't go out tonight, I don't have a bean.
我今晚不能出去，我身无分文。
我是憨豆先生。
In the movie 'Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie', the character Mr. Bean introduces himself.
在电影《憨豆先生之终极灾难》中，憨豆先生这样介绍自己。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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