1 . a seed or a pod (=case containing seeds), that comes from a climbing plant and is cooked as food. There are very many types of beans
hạt đậu: hạt hoặc vỏ (= trường hợp chứa hạt), xuất phát từ cây leo và được nấu làm thức ăn
baked beans
Soak the beans overnight.
soak /səʊk $ soʊk/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean
ngâm
Soak the clothes in cold water.
Let the pans soak; I’ll wash them later.
soak something off/out (=remove it by soaking)
Put the bottle in soapy water to soak the label off.
kidney beans
kidney bean noun [countable]
a dark red bean that is shaped like the letter C
đậu đỏ
green beans
2 . a plant that produces beans: cây đậu
3 . a seed used in making some types of food or drinks: hạt
coffee beans
cocoa beans
cocoa /ˈkəʊkəʊ $ ˈkoʊkoʊ/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1 (also cocoa powder) a brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and to give a chocolate taste to foods
Bột ca cao
2 a sweet hot drink made with cocoa powder, sugar, and milk or water
a cup of cocoa
4 . be full of beans
informal to be very eager and full of energy: hăng hái, sôi nổi, phấn chấn
She’s full of beans this morning.
5 . Not have a bean
British English informal to have no money at all: không có tiền chút nào
6 . Not know/care beans (about somebody/something)
American English informal to not know anything or care at all about someone or something: không biết bất cứ điều gì hoặc quan tâm về ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó
7 . spill the beans: để lọt tin tức ra ngoài
informal to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret: nói điều gì đó mà người khác muốn bạn giữ bí mật
spill /spɪl/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense and past participle spilt /spɪlt/ especially British English or spilled especially American English)
1 [intransitive, transitive] if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container → pour
Katie almost spilled her milk.
spill something down/on/over something
Oh no! I’ve spilt coffee all down my shirt!
spill on/over etc
He slipped and the wine spilled all over the carpet.
8 . It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans
American English spoken it is not important: nó không quan trọng
9 . jelly bean noun [countable]
a small soft sweet with different tastes and colours that is shaped like a bean
kẹo: một chút kẹo ngọt mềm với hương vị và màu sắc khác nhau có hình dạng như một hạt đậu
jelly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●● S3 noun (plural jellies)
1 [countable, uncountable] British English a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin SYN Jell-O American English
raspberry jelly