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beanbi:nn [C]a seed, or the POD (= case) containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable豆,豆科植物green beans嫩菜豆runner beans红花菜豆French beans四季豆baked beans烘豆Coffee beans are the bean-like seeds of the coffee tree.咖啡豆是咖啡树上像豆一样的种子。(infml) I'd like to help but I haven't (got) a bean (= I haven't any money), I'm afraid.我很想帮助你,但恐怕我没什么钱。Bean curd is TOFU.豆腐(Am and Aus infml disapproving) A bean counter is an ACCOUNTANT (= person who works in finance), esp. one who works for a large company and does not like to allow employees to spend money.(大公司的)统计专家It looked like the project was sure to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.这一方案看似可以通过,然而统计专家却认为它不够经济。It's clear that the bean counters and the number crunchers don't have a clue about what's going on in the real world.很明显统计专家和数据统计员对现实世界发生的事毫不了解。(Br and Aus infml) A bean feast is a party or social occasion.宴会,狂欢
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