haystack
英 [ˈheɪstæk]
美 [ˈheɪstæk]
n. 干草堆; 干草垛
复数：haystacks
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
双语例句
- 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。 - We often ignore the real problem and instead search for a needle in a haystack.
我们经常忽略实际问题，而是大海捞针。 - There is no use searching for him in this crowd; it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这样的人群中找寻他是徒劳的，这简直是大海捞针。 - TO find her in such a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这样的大城市里寻找她就好象大海捞针。 - 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）。 - He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
他早在干草堆里睡着啦！ - 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。 - If there are pockets of predictability, they will surely be buried under a haystack of gross unpredictability.
即使真的存在这种可预测性口袋，它们也肯定被掩埋在一大堆不可预测性之下。 - To look for a needle in a haystack.
草垛里找针（大海捞针）。