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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.
          1. 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

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