名詞 bean:

1. any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
   同義詞：edible bean
2. any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
3. any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
   同義詞：bean plant
4. informal terms for a human head
   同義詞：attic, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome

動詞 bean:

1. hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball

1. Every bean hath its black.
   [諺]人孰無過。
2. Coffee beans are the seeds of coffee plants.
   咖啡豆是咖啡樹的果實。
3. A bean grows rapidly.
   豆類植物生長很快。
4. Any of various other plants or their seeds or fruits, especially those suggestive of beans, such as the coffee bean or the vanilla bean.
   豆形果實植物一種其它豆類植物或其種子或果實，尤指像豆子的那些，如咖啡豆或香子蘭豆
5. I haven't a bean, so I can't pay you.
   我一文不名，因此不能付錢給你。

bean

n.（名詞）

Any of various New World twining herbs of the genusPhaseolus in the pea family, having leaves with three leaflets, variously colored flowers, and edible pods and seeds.
豆：一種豆科菜豆 屬的西半球纏繞草本植物，長有三片嫩葉、花朵各異、豆莢和果實可食用
A seed or pod of any of these plants.
豆子，豆莢：這些植物的種子或莢
Any of several related plants or their seeds or pods, such as the adzuki bean, broad bean, or soybean.
豆類：一種相關植物或其種子或豆莢，如赤豆、蠶豆或黃豆
Any of various other plants or their seeds or fruits, especially those suggestive of beans, such as the coffee bean or the vanilla bean.
豆形果實植物：一種其它豆類植物或其種子或果實，尤指像豆子的那些，如咖啡豆或香子蘭豆
Slang A person`s head.
【俚語】 人的頭部
beans Slang A small amount:
beans 【俚語】 少量：
例句：
I don`t know beans about the stock market.
我對股票市場一無所知

Chiefly British A fellow; a chap.
【多用于英國】 伙計；家伙
v.tr.（及物動詞）
beaned,bean.ing,beans 【俚語】
To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball.
擊頭部：用扔出的物體來擊打（另一個）的頭，尤指棒球中的投球

<習慣用語>full of beans
Energetic; frisky:
精力旺盛；活潑歡樂的：
例句：
The children were too full of beans to sit still.
孩子們精力過于旺盛，無法安靜地坐著

Badly mistaken:
嚴重的錯誤：
例句：
Don`t believe him; he`s full of beans.
不要相信他；他錯誤太多

spill the beans
To disclose a secret.
泄密
來源：
Middle English ben [broad bean]
中古英語 ben [蠶豆]
from Old English bôan * see bha-bh3-
源自 古英語 bôan *參見 bha-bh3-