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

• Searching for my keys in the garden is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
  在院子里找我的钥匙就似乎是在大海里捞针一样困难。
• To find a book we want in so many books is just as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.
  要在那么多书中找到我们想要的那本，简直就是大海捞针啊！
• The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
  那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
• He fired a haystack.
  他点燃了一干草堆。
• 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。
• A crab and seaweed in the sea. To look for a needle in a haystack.
  一只螃蟹和一些海草。草垛里找针（大海捞针）。
• A needle would stand out in a haystack.
  一根针在干草堆里会突显的。
• Randomly searching for needles in a haystack is unlikely to deliver great yields.
  盲无目的地大海捞针不太可能带来巨额收益。
• He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
  他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
• Searching for one man in this big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  在这座城市里寻找一个人犹如大海捞针。