Word · Frequency #23956
shoestring
小额资金；少量资金
a small amount of money
- 1.
An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
细长的物体,类似鞋带(义项1)。
- 2.
Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
主要用于 on a shoestring 短语中:指极少的资金；预算紧张。
细长的物体,类似鞋带(义项1)。；主要用于 on a shoestring 短语中:指极少的资金；预算紧张。；鞋带；小额资本
In use
They launched the company on a shoestring and slowly grew it.
She saved every penny and managed to travel around the world on a shoestring.
He is used to living on a shoestring, so the low salary does not bother him.
on a shoestring
固定搭配，表示“用极少的钱”，常与 travel、live、run 等动词搭配。
They traveled around the world on a shoestring.
他们靠很少的钱环游了世界。
a shoestring budget
shoestring budget 指非常有限的预算，是名词短语，常作 have 或 with 等的宾语。
The film had a shoestring budget.
这部电影的预算少得可怜。
run sth on a shoestring
run 后接经营对象，再加 on a shoestring，表示以很少的资金维持运营。
Connections
Collocations
- on a shoestring
- 以极少的钱；预算很低
- They traveled around the world on a shoestring.他们靠极少的钱环游了世界。
- shoestring budget
- 极少的预算；微薄资金
- The movie was made on a shoestring budget.这部电影是用极少的预算拍成的。
- run on a shoestring
- 靠极少资金运转；小本经营
- The small shop runs on a shoestring.这家小店靠极少的资金维持经营。
- live on a shoestring
- 靠很少的钱生活；生活拮据
- She has been living on a shoestring since she lost her job.自从失业以来，她一直靠很少的钱生活。
- start on a shoestring
- 以极少的启动资金创业
- He started his business on a shoestring and made it big.他以极少的资金创业，后来把它做大了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象鞋带又细又长，像一条细线，只能挂住很少的钱；所以 shoestring 指“小额资金”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、创业或小本经营、新闻报道中的生活成本话题 这里取“少量资金/小额资本”一义。表示“用很少的钱”时，通常出现在非正式语境，尤其是 on a shoestring 这一搭配，多用于口语或轻松的报道中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shoestring 的结尾 /strɪŋ/ 完全相同的词：string, hamstring, drawstring, bowstring。注意：sting (/stɪŋ/) 没有 /r/ 音，spring (/sprɪŋ/) 是 /pr/ 而不是 /tr/，发音不同。
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