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

• It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
  这就像是大海捞针一样难。
• He fired a haystack.
  他点燃了一干草堆。
• The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
  那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
• We're looking for a needle in a haystack here.
  我们在这儿是在干草堆里找针。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。