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bean

US /bin/

noun Advanced · C1 Ăn uống

Definition

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The cafe roasts its own coffee beans every morning before opening.

Word Family

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bean gốc beaner
VerbVerb
bean gốc
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Collocations

  • Easy green beans
    to green beans, meaning to turn or become green
  • Medium premium coffee bean sourcing
    describing premium coffee bean sourcing (payment for insurance)
  • Hard soybean commodity futures contracts
    describing soybean commodity futures contracts (a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food)
  • Very Hard spill the beans regarding secret mergers
    to spill the beans regarding secret mergers, meaning to cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

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