汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 海底捞针
海底捞针 (海底撈針)
see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
Find a needle in the sea / Describe it as hard to find
比喻极难打到。也说大海捞针。
hǎi dǐ/de () lāo () zhēn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这回要在庄稼地里搜捕,那不是海底捞针

Looking for them now is like fishing for a needle in a haystack!

要在观看足球赛的人群中找一个小男孩真像是海底捞针,谈何容易。

There is no use searching for him in this crowd; it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.