"haystack" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 干草堆

Definition

干草堆是把干草堆积储存起来（通常在农场上），用来喂动物的大堆草。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于农业、农村背景。常见习语“like looking for a needle in a haystack”（大海捞针）表示非常难找的东西。只用于干草堆，不用于其他堆。

Examples

The cows eat from the haystack every morning.

奶牛每天早上都会吃**干草堆**里的草。

The farmer made a huge haystack in the field.

农民在田里堆了一个巨大的**干草堆**。

A bird built its nest in the haystack.

一只鸟在**干草堆**里筑了巢。

Finding my keys in this messy room is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

在这个乱房间找钥匙简直就是大海捞针（在**干草堆**里找针）。

During summer, you can often see kids playing hide and seek around the haystack.

夏天常常能看到孩子们围着**干草堆**玩捉迷藏。

As soon as it started to rain, the animals rushed under the haystack for shelter.

一开始下雨，动物们立刻跑到**干草堆**下面躲雨。