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

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。
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。
He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
他早在干草堆里睡着啦！
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。
He fired a haystack.
他点燃了一干草堆。
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。
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！
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 look for a needle in a haystack.
草垛里找针（大海捞针）。
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。