haystack
草堆
常用释义
英音[ ˈheɪstæk ]
美音[ ˈheɪstæk ]
变形
复数:
haystacks
基本释义
- n. 干草堆
- 比喻如大海捞针般难找
例句
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1·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。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·It's like finding a needle in a haystack.这简直是大海捞针。
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3·That's like looking for a needle in a haystack.这就像大海捞针。
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4·Once an article appears on the show, hunting it down in stores is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.一旦一件商品成为焦点，想在商店里找到它简直比大海捞针还难。
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5·I think it's lost forever because those mountains are so vast and inaccessible that you're looking for a needle in a haystack.我认为它永远消失了，因为这些山脉是如此巨大艰险，你无疑是在大海捞针。
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6·If the wheel axle pin squeaked, or the beam had sapwood in it, or the haystack leaned, everyone in the village would know who had done these.若是车轮的轴销嘎吱作响，或是横梁里掺了边材，或是干草堆斜歪了，村里的所有人都会知道这是谁干的。
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7·Change made in the "heat of battle" might seem innocuous at first, but when it begins to cause problems, you are left to find the needle in a haystack.在 “激战阶段” 进行的更改一开始好像没有危害，但当它开始导致问题时，要找出问题所在就仿佛是大海捞针。
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8·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！来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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9·It is a needle in a haystack.就是大海捞针。
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10·That haystack is infinitely large.这堆干草可是无穷庞大。
同根词
词根：
hay
hay
n
干草
haymaker
n
干草机；制作干草的人；强力一击
haymaking
n
制备干草；利用机会
hayseed
n
乡巴佬；干草种子，干草屑
hay
vi
割草晒干
haymaking
vi
割晒牧草
hay
vt
把晒干