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

The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
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。
It will be like finding a needle in a haystack.
就象在草堆里面找根针一样。
This can be like finding a needle in a haystack, especially if the SQL was generated by a third party, such as Hibernate or JPA.
这就像是大海捞针，尤其是在SQL由Hibernate或JPA等第三方软件生成的情况下。
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。
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。
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。
He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
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！
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。