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 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• Then Robert took hold of him and put him on top of the haystack.
  罗伯特抓住他，把他放在草堆顶上。
• He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
  他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
• 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。
• To look for a needle in a haystack.
  草垛里找针（大海捞针）。
• We're looking for a needle in a haystack here.
  我们在这儿是在干草堆里找针。