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

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。
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。
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。
A needle would stand out in a haystack.
一根针在干草堆里会突显的。
He fired a haystack.
他点燃了一干草堆。
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。
The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
When the guard came an officer hunted in the haystack and found Brown with two arrows in his neck.
警衞队到来后，一个军官在草堆中搜寻，找到布朗，见他脖子插两支箭。
To look for a needle in a haystack.
草垛里找针（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。