英语词汇“haystack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

haystack

(heɪstæk )

Word forms: haystacks

1. countable noun

A haystack is 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.

2. like looking for a needle in a haystack phrase

If you are trying to find something and say that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, you mean that you are very unlikely indeed to find it.

Idioms:

like looking for a needle in a haystack

extremely difficult or even impossible to find

Police have told Mrs Barrow that searching for the cat will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. The chances of recovering the animal are slim.

Translations:

Chinese: 干草堆

Japanese: 干し草の山

单词	haystack
释义	haystack (heɪstæk ) Word forms: haystacks 1. countable noun A haystack is 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. 2. like looking for a needle in a haystack phrase If you are trying to find something and say that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, you mean that you are very unlikely indeed to find it. Idioms: like looking for a needle in a haystack extremely difficult or even impossible to find Police have told Mrs Barrow that searching for the cat will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. The chances of recovering the animal are slim. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 干草堆 Japanese: 干し草の山
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