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
- 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！ - 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。 - It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
这就像是大海捞针一样难。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A needle would stand out in a haystack.
一根针在干草堆里会突显的。 - 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。 - 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！