shoestring

英['ʃuːstrɪŋ] 美['ʃuːstrɪŋ]
  • 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
Noun:
  1. a lace used for fastening shoes

  2. a small amount of money;

    "he managed it on a shoestring"

1. The British-produced film was made on a shoestring budget.
这部英国出品的电影是小成本制作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The theatre will be run on a shoestring.
戏院将小本经营。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The club exists on a shoestring budget.
这家俱乐部靠一点小钱艰难度日。

来自《权威词典》

4. In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.
早年, 这家店铺曾是小本经营.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He started his business on a shoestring and built it up gradually.
他以微薄的资金创业,然后慢慢加强.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. 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。
    2. The club exists on a shoestring budget.
      这家具乐部靠一点小钱艰难度日。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The little boy was fumbling with a shoestring.
      小男孩在笨手笨脚地系鞋带。
    2. I want to hold up to my badminton opponet in order to tie my shoestring.
      我要求我的羽毛球对手等一下,以便我系鞋带。
    3. I've been living on a shoestring since my mother stopped sending me money.
      我的母亲停止给我寄钱之后,我的日子过得非常寒酸。
    4. He started his business on a shoestring.
      他以小资本开始做生意。

【邻近词汇】