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

• 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。
• Randomly searching for needles in a haystack is unlikely to deliver great yields.
  盲无目的地大海捞针不太可能带来巨额收益。
• 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）。
• We often ignore the real problem and instead search for a needle in a haystack.
  我们经常忽略实际问题，而是大海捞针。
• I can use a rough sketch or import an image to query similar images from a bucket of hundreds of disparate images& almost like finding a needle or two in a haystack of images.
  我可以使用一个草图或是导入一个图像来从数百个不相干的图像中查询类似的图像&类似于从图像堆中寻找一两个图像。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
  他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
• 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。
• A needle would stand out in a haystack.
  一根针在干草堆里会突显的。