Word · Frequency #21605
haystack
干草堆
核心释义
a stack of hay
- 1.
干草堆。
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.
- 2.
急流中的驻波。
A standing wave in a rapid.
- 3.
在其中搜索另一字符串的文本字符串。(参见:大海捞针)
The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
- 4.
泛指搜寻难以找到的稀有事物的场所或物品集合。
Any place or collection of items through which one searches for something that is rare and hard to find.
- 5.
一种由淀粉类食物为底,加上蛋白质和新鲜蔬菜,由用餐者自行搭配的菜肴。
A dish composed of a starchy food (rice, tortillas, crackers, etc.) topped by a protein (beans, cheese, meat, etc.) in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner.
干草堆。；急流中的驻波。；在其中搜索另一字符串的文本字符串。(参见:大海捞针)；泛指搜寻难以找到的稀有事物的场所或物品集合。；一种由淀粉类食物为底,加上蛋白质和新鲜蔬菜,由用餐者自行搭配的菜肴。
用法In use
The farmer built a tall haystack in the corner of the field.
用法提示：haystack 作名词，指干草堆。
The children hid behind the haystack during their game of hide-and-seek.
用法提示：haystack 是名词，指供人躲藏的干草堆。
In autumn, farmers often make haystacks to store feed for the winter.
用法提示：haystacks 是 haystack 的复数形式，作名词，指多个干草堆。
a needle in a haystack
固定习语，意为“极难找到的东西”，常与 look for / search for 连用。
Finding a good book in this library is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这个图书馆里找到一本好书就像大海捞针。
a haystack
haystack 是可数名词，复数形式为 haystacks。这里展示用不定冠词 a 修饰单数名词的结构。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a needle in a haystack
- 大海捞针；极难找到的东西
- Finding a parking spot in the city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.在城里找个停车位就像大海捞针。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- a needle in a haystack
- 大海捞针；极难找到的东西Finding a parking spot downtown on a Saturday is like finding a needle in a haystack.周六在市中心找一个停车位就像大海捞针一样。
近义词Synonyms
- hayrick
- 干草垛（露天堆成，常有顶盖） · 与 haystack 同义，但 hayrick 较正式/书面，且常指有顶盖的长方形干草垛；日常口语中用 haystack 更自然。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 hay（干草）堆成 stack（堆），就是 haystack；还记得“大海捞针”要找的那个干草堆吗？
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农田、文学作品、日常交谈 该词通常指干草堆，多用于描述农村场景或文学比喻，语气中性，正式与非正式场合都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine matches: 'hay' shares the initial /heɪ/ segment; 'stack' shares the final unstressed /stæk/. Note that back, hack, and tack end in the same -ack spelling and /æk/ sound, but none rhymes with haystack because its main stress is on the first syllable. Haywire begins with the same 'hay' but then differs completely (/ˈheɪwaɪər/ vs /ˈheɪstæk/).
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.