haystack

英 [ˈheɪstæk]

美 [ˈheɪstæk]

n. 干草堆; 干草垛

复数：haystacks　

BNC.21605 / COCA.19464

习惯用语

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。

noun

（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.

noun

He fired a haystack.
他点燃了一干草堆。
To look for a needle in a haystack.
草垛里找针（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。
He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
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。
It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
这就像是大海捞针一样难。
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！
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。
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。
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！