shoestring

美 [ˈʃuːstrɪŋ]英 [ˈʃuːstrɪŋ]
  • n.鞋带;小额资本;零星资金
  • adj.用钱极少的

复数: shoestrings

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noun

习语

using very little money

早年,这家店铺是小本经营的。
In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.

adj.

only before noun用钱极少的
that uses very little money

The club exists on a shoestring budget.

这家俱乐部靠一点小钱艰难度日。

shoestring

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 鞋带
    Shoestrings are long, narrow pieces of material like pieces of string that you use to fasten your shoes.

  • 3
    ADJ 资金极少的;小成本的
    A shoestring budget is one where you have very little money to spend.

    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。

  • 4
    PHRASE 用很少的钱;以小成本
    If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.

    The theatre will be run on a shoestring.

    戏院将小本经营。

noun

1
a lace used for fastening shoes
Synonym: shoelace shoe lace shoe string
2
a small amount of money
he managed it on a shoestring
Synonym: shoe string

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  1. I live on a shoestring . I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clothes .

    我可是靠鞋带为生的,也就是说我可支配的钱很少,几乎没钱买衣服。

  2. It was about the size of a shoe box , with a short antenna hanging from it like a loose shoestring .

    它大约有鞋盒那麽大,一根短短的天线垂著,像没绑上的鞋带。

  3. The club exists on a shoestring budget .

    这家俱乐部靠一点小钱艰难度日。

  4. 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。

  5. The theatre will be run on a shoestring .

    戏院将小本经营。

  6. How can I take the best possible digital pictures on a shoestring budget ?

    怎样用很小投资拍摄最好的数码照片?

  7. Laura loved him and he was ready to kiss her shoestrings .

    劳拉爱他,他都乐于吻她的鞋带

  8. This company has operated on shoestring for many years now .

    这家公司靠那么一丁点的资金已经营运了好几年。

  9. In the early years , the business was run on a shoestring .

    早年,这家店铺是小本经营的。

  10. It is said that John started his business on a shoestring .

    据说约翰几乎是白手起家的。

  11. But you know I am living on a shoestring these days .

    但你知道这久我手头紧。

  12. You can create a marketing campaign on a shoestring budget .

    你可以创造一个营销活动在有限的经费。

  13. Everything else that I had done before had been shoestring .

    之前我做的不过都是些小成本制作。

  14. We 've been living on a shoestring since my husband lost his job .

    我丈夫失业后,我们一直精打细算过日子。

  15. She made the film on a shoestring budget .

    她靠一笔金额极小的预算把片子拍出来了。

  16. Instead , he is back to living on a shoestring -- a very low budget .

    相反,现在,他又回到了生活水平非常低的日子(onashoestring)。

  17. 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。

  18. Since my father stopped sending me money , I 've been living on a shoestring .

    自从父亲停止寄钱给之后,我就一直过着很艰苦的生活。

  19. The Indian space program is enviable for working out of a shoestring budget .

    印度空间计划使用有限的预算是令人羡慕的。

  20. He started his business on a shoestring .

    他以小资本开始做生意。

  21. Gary started this business back in1975 on a shoestring .

    加里从1975里开始小本经营生意。

  22. A company that started on a shoestring .

    以芯经营开始的公司。

  23. The beauty of starting a Web business is that you can do it on a shoestring .

    创办网络的好处在于你可以白手起家。

  24. I bet you only watch indie films made on a shoestring budget with low production values .

    我猜你只看那种制作成本低廉,没多少价值的独立电影。

  25. Result : The strong shoestrings were easily restored in the semi-solid medium with rich organic nitrogen source .

    结果:在富含有机氮的半固体培养基上蜜环菌最易形成粗壮的菌索。

  26. He still tripped over his shoestrings , but he did keep up with the group much easier .

    虽然他还是经常掉鞋带,但已经能够轻松跟上我们了。

  27. It is said that Henry Ford started his business on shoestring . Small Claims Tribunal Suitors Fund Account

    据说亨利福特是以极小的金额创业。小额钱债审裁处诉讼人储存金帐户

  28. Wimdu is no shoestring operation : in June it raised $ 90m from its core investors .

    Wimdu可不是小本经营,仅在6月它就从核心投资者那儿获得了9千万的投资。

  29. While people like to talk about starting business on shoestrings , the truth is that starting a business costs a lot of money .

    人们喜欢谈论用零星资金来创业,而事实上,创业需要花很多钱。

  30. However , with their shoestring budgets , these nongovernmental organizations can do little more than collect reports .

    但是,由于预算十分紧张,这些非政府组织只能收集这些报告,除此之外什么也做不了。

  • 习语

n.

on a shoestring

以极少的钱
using very little money

In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.

早年,这家店铺是小本经营的。