haystack
英 [ˈheɪstæk]
美 [ˈheɪstæk]
n. 干草堆; 干草垛
复数：haystacks
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
双语例句
- 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。 - Trying to find that file on my computer is like looking for a needle in a haystack!
想在我的电脑里找到那个档案简直是大海捞针！ - A crab and seaweed in the sea. To look for a needle in a haystack.
一只螃蟹和一些海草。草垛里找针（大海捞针）。 - He fired a haystack.
他点燃了一干草堆。 - 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。 - It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
这就像是大海捞针一样难。 - 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！ - 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。 - You put it in the biggest haystack you can find.
当然会把钱藏到你能找到的最大的草堆里。