haystack

/ˈheɪstæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈheɪstæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhā-ˌstak/ (ame, mw)

haystack — noun

  • haystacksingular
  • haystacksplural

1. a large heap of dried grass left outdoors on a farm until it is fed to animals.

1.名詞B2
釋義

a large heap of dried grass left outdoors on a farm until it is fed to animals.

例句

Padma hid behind the haystack while the farm dog ran past her.

behind the haystack (typical location phrase)

After lunch, Andrew climbed onto the haystack and waved to his cousins.

climb onto the haystack (physical farm object)

同義詞
  • hayrick

    older or more British; often suggests a shaped or covered outdoor stack

  • stack

    much broader; can refer to many kinds of piled objects, not only hay

  • bale

    one tied block of hay, not a large loose pile

文法句型

a haystack in the field

behind/beside the haystack

climb onto the haystack

用法筆記

Usually used for an outdoor pile, often with a place phrase such as in the field or beside the barn. Many learners first meet it in the idiom 'needle in a haystack', but the base noun still names the real farm object.

常見錯誤

❌The cows ate from the haystack in the field every night.
✅The farmer carried hay from the haystack to the cows every night.
💡a haystack is mainly for storing hay, not the usual place where animals stand to eat.
❌We kept the bikes in the haystack during the storm.
✅We kept the bikes in the barn beside the haystack during the storm.
💡a haystack is an outdoor pile, not an enclosed storage space.