1 the seeds or seed containers (pods) from a climbing plant which are eaten as vegetables 豆子;豆荚:
soya beans大豆a tin of baked beans (= beans in a tomato sauce)一罐烤豆(加了蕃茄汁的)green beans青菜豆☞picture on page C3 见C3页插图
2 similar seeds from other plants 其他植物的类似种子:
coffee beans咖啡豆