shoestring 详细解释

shoestring

['ʃu:striŋ]

adj.小本经营的, 微小的, 像鞋带一样狭长的
n.鞋带, 零星资本, 小额资本

n.

1. 【美】鞋带[C]

2. 【口】小额资本[S1]

He started his business on a shoestring and built it up gradually.

他以微薄的资金创业, 然后慢慢壮大。

The film was made on a shoestring.

这部电影以很少的投资拍成。

They don't amount to a shoestring.

它们不值什么钱。

3. 马铃薯条(=shoestring potatoes)

a.

1. 鞋带似狭长的

2. 【口】资金极少的; 小规模的

The agency was a shoestring operation at first.

这家经销店刚开始时是小本经营的生意。

3. 微弱的, 不牢靠的

4. 【美】(近)踝部的

词形变化

名词复数：shoestrings

词义辨析

同义参见:

lace  

英英释义

名词 shoestring:

a lace used for fastening shoes

同义词：shoelace, shoe lace, shoe string

a small amount of money

同义词：shoe string

短语词组

on a shoestring

1. 小本经营地

I've been living on a shoestring since my father stopped sending me money.

自从父亲不再给我寄钱后, 我便靠小本经营维生。

补充

shoestringshoestring英:[ˈʃu:striŋ] 美:[ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ]n.1.鞋带,零钱,零星资金

例句

1. The film was made on a shoestring.这部电影是小成本制作。 2. they proved capable of producing high-quality material on a shoestring.他们小本经营，却证明能生产出高质量的材料。 3. [as modifier]a shoestring budget.金额极小的预算。 4. to live on a shoestring靠极少的钱过日子 5. She started/began the business on a shoestring. [=using very little money]起初她的公司是小本经营。 6. The newspaper operates/runs on a shoestring.这家报纸营运经费很少。 7. The movie was made on a shoestring.这部电影的制作成本很低。 8. The business is operating on a shoestring budget.这家公司是小本经营。 9. The store is a shoestring operation right now.这家商店现在是小规模经营。

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