词汇 | shoestring |
释义 | shoestring KK:[`ʃuˏstrɪŋ] DJ:[`ʃu:striŋ] 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, 然後慢慢发展扩大。 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. 它们不值什麽钱。 3. 马铃薯条(=shoestring potatoes) adj. 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 名复: shoestrings |
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