It was like fishing for a needle in the ocean.
这就像是大海捞针.
We often ignore the real problem and instead search for a needle in a haystack .
我们经常忽略实际问题,而是大海捞针.
There is no use searching for him in this crowd; it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这样的人群中找寻他是徒劳的,这简直是大海捞针.
Somewhere along that waterfront there might be somebody who knew her, but it was like looking for a needle in a bundle of hay.
滨水区某处可能有人知道她,但找起来犹如大海捞针,实非易事.
Trying to find a pen that works in this house is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
要想在这间房子里找到一支可用的钢笔,这如同大海捞针.
I lost a contact lens somewhere in the park, but I didn't even look for it. It would have been like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
我的一片隐形眼镜片丢失在公园的某个地方了,我连找都没有找.大海捞针找也没有用.
We gave up trying to find my father at the football game. With thousands of people in the stadium, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
足球比赛时,我们打消了找爸爸的念头.因为体育场内人山人海,要找一个人那简直像大海捞针一样难.
