haystack

UK/ˈheɪstæk/US/ˈheɪstæk/

释义

n.

干草堆

词源

概述

Haystack 是一个典型的古英语与古挪威语结合的复合词,字面意思就是“干草的堆垛”。它生动地描绘了农业生活中将收割晒干后的草料堆积起来储存的场景。这个词的构成逻辑清晰直接,其现代含义完全继承了其语素的原意,没有任何抽象的引申,是一个实用性极强的具体名词。

例句

The children were playing hide-and-seek in the barn, and one of them hid inside the haystack.

孩子们在谷仓里玩捉迷藏,其中一个躲在了干草堆里。

Finding a needle in a haystack is a common idiom used to describe an impossible or extremely difficult task.

“草垛寻针”是一个常用习语,用来形容一件不可能或极其困难的任务。

After the harvest, the farmers built a large haystack near the stable to feed the animals through the winter.

收获过后,农民们在马厩旁堆了一个大干草堆,以便在冬天喂养牲畜。