shoestrings
英 [ˈʃuːstrɪŋz]
美 [ˈʃuˌstrɪŋz]
n. 鞋带; 小额资本; 零星资金
shoestring的复数
柯林斯词典
- 鞋带
Shoestrings are long, narrow pieces of material like pieces of string that you use to fasten your shoes. - 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。
- The British-produced film was made on a shoestring budget.
- 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。
- The theatre will be run on a shoestring.
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 shoelaces
双语例句
- 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。 - We were busy cutting out paper dolls; but we soon wearied of this amusement, and after cutting up our shoestrings and clipping all the leaves off the honeysuckle that were within reach, I turned my attention to Martha's corkscrews.
当时我们俩正埋头剪纸娃娃玩儿，可是没多久我们就厌倦了这个游戏，于是，我们俩又开始剪树叶，我们把能够到的金银花叶子都剪了下来。 - 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。 - 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。 - To get his shoestrings he speculates in herds of cattle.
为了需要他的鞋带，他投机在畜牧之中。 - You must not expect him to come to you with vows and oaths and kiss your shoestrings.
你不可能期望他赌咒发誓地来俯就你，并且来吻你的鞋带儿。