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

• The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
  那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
• When the guard came an officer hunted in the haystack and found Brown with two arrows in his neck.
  警衞队到来后，一个军官在草堆中搜寻，找到布朗，见他脖子插两支箭。
• He fired a haystack.
  他点燃了一干草堆。
• You can never find him in such a large crowd of people. You're looking for a needle in a haystack.
  你不可能在一大群人中找到他，你这样是大海捞针。
• 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。
• 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。
• It will be like finding a needle in a haystack.
  就象在草堆里面找根针一样。
• 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。
• He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
  他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
• 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！