shoestring
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
近义词：lace，shoestring，shoelace，shoelace，
英英释义
Noun
- a lace used for fastening shoes
- a small amount of money;
"he managed it on a shoestring"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- 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。
- 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.)
- The little boy was fumbling with a shoestring.小男孩在笨手笨脚地系鞋带。
- 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。
- 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。
- He started his business on a shoestring.他以小资本开始做生意。