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

• He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
  他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
• 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。
• And finding an address can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  而寻找地址也可能像是大海捞针一样。
• This can be like finding a needle in a haystack, especially if the SQL was generated by a third party, such as Hibernate or JPA.
  这就像是大海捞针，尤其是在SQL由Hibernate或JPA等第三方软件生成的情况下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。