"haystack" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 乾草堆

Definition

乾草堆是將乾草聚集及儲存起來的堆（常在農場），用來餵養動物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多在農業、鄉村語境中出現。慣用語‘like looking for a needle in a haystack’（大海撈針）比喻難以尋找某物。只指乾草堆，不適用於其他堆積物。

Examples

The cows eat from the haystack every morning.

牛每天早上都會喫**乾草堆**裡的草。

The farmer made a huge haystack in the field.

農民在田裡堆了一個巨大的**乾草堆**。

A bird built its nest in the haystack.

有隻鳥在**乾草堆**裡築了巢。

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

在這個亂房間找鑰匙就像是在**乾草堆**裡找針一樣。

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

夏天你常常會看到孩子們圍著**乾草堆**玩捉迷藏。

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

一開始下雨，動物們立刻跑到**乾草堆**下避雨。