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

• 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。
• Only governments or large organisations would have the resources and manpower to find the needle in a haystack, he said.
  他表示，只有政府或大型机构会有资源和人力大海捞针。
• 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！
• To look for a needle in a haystack.
  草垛里找针（大海捞针）。
• He fired a haystack.
  他点燃了一干草堆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
  那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。