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beans /biːnz/► SEE ALLfull of beansa hill of beansnot know beans about sthspill the beans●full of ˈbeansvery lively, active and healthy 生龙活虎；健康活泼◆Ray is certainly full of beans again after his illness.雷病好后又活蹦乱跳的了。 ORIGIN This phrase was originally used to talk about horses that were fed on beans. 这个短语原用于形容用豆子喂养的马匹。●a ˌhill of ˈbeans (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) something that is not worth much 没有多大价值的东西◆He’s so rich that as far as he’s concerned, the money he lost doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.他太有钱了，对他而言，损失的那些钱根本不算什么。●not know ˈbeans about sth (NAmE, informal) know nothing about a subject 完全不懂行；对…一窍不通◆I really don’t know beans about economics.我对经济学真的一窍不通。●spill the ˈbeans (informal) tell sb sth that should be kept secret or private 泄露秘密；说漏嘴◆We were trying to keep it a secret from Pete, but Marcia spilled the beans.我们试图不让皮特知道这个秘密，可是玛西娅给说漏了嘴。◆Come on, spill the beans! What did your father say?快说吧，别保密了！你父亲都说了些什么？ OPP keep sth under your hat |