haystack

英 [ˈheɪstæk]

美 [ˈheɪstæk]

n.  干草堆; 干草垛

复数：haystacks　

TEM8

BNC.21605 / COCA.19464

习惯用语

n.

a needle in a haystack
• 草垛里的针；几乎不可能找到的东西
  a thing that is almost impossible to find
• Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  在这个城市里找一个人无异于大海捞针。

牛津词典

noun

• 干草堆；干草垛
  a large pile of hay , used as a way of storing it until it is needed

柯林斯词典

• （露天）干草堆，干草垛
  Ahaystackis a large, solid pile of hay, often covered with a straw roof to protect it, which is left in the field until it is needed.
• 落进干草垛里的一根针（比喻如大海捞针般难找的东西）
  If you are trying to find something and say that it is like looking fora needle in a haystack, you mean that you are very unlikely indeed to find it.

英英释义

noun

• a stack of hay
  Synonym:hayrickrick

双语例句

• A needle would stand out in a haystack.
  一根针在干草堆里会突显的。
• He went out of the town, hoping to find some tree or haystack in the fields which would afford him shelter.
  他出了城，希望能在田野中找到一棵树或是一个干草堆，可以靠一下。
• It will be like finding a needle in a haystack.
  就象在草堆里面找根针一样。
• Trying to find that file on my computer is like looking for a needle in a haystack!
  想在我的电脑里找到那个档案简直是大海捞针！
• This time 19 people died but he was thrown clear of the crash and landed in a haystack.
  这次事故中有19人死亡，但是他被抛到一个干草堆上脱离险境。
• Looking for them now is like fishing for a needle in a haystack!
  这回要在庄稼地里搜捕，那不是海底捞针！
• If it is past pedestrians away, and that is to find a needle in a haystack is difficult.
  如果是过往的行人拿走的，那要想找到已是大海捞针一样难了。
• We're looking for a needle in a haystack here.
  我们在这儿是在干草堆里找针。
• To look for a needle in a haystack.
  草垛里找针（大海捞针）。
• Only governments or large organisations would have the resources and manpower to find the needle in a haystack, he said.
  他表示，只有政府或大型机构会有资源和人力大海捞针。