shoestring
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shoe·string /ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ/ noun [countable] 1 on a shoestring informalSPEND MONEY if you do something on a shoestring, you do it without spending much money 以极少的钱〔做某事〕run/operate/do something on a shoestring The program was run on a shoestring. 这计划靠微薄的资金支撑。2. shoestring organization/operation etc a business, organization etc that does not have much money available to spend 很拮据的组织/公司等3. American EnglishDCC a shoelace 鞋带
Examples from the Corpus
shoestring• The Halls are run by a shoestring staff: three full-time and five part-time.• This one, he admits, is a shoestring campaign.• The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget.• Appleton was proud of having done much of his own research on a shoestring.• It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.• The trade was extremely competitive and the vessels were run on a shoestring resulting in many losses.shoe·string nounChineseSyllable
you do if Corpus a shoestring, something on
shoestring
shoe‧string /ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ/
noun [countable]
1. on a shoestring informal if you do something on a shoestring, you do it without spending much money
run/operate/do something on a shoestring
The program was run on a shoestring.
2. shoestring organization/operation etc a business, organization etc that does not have much money available to spend
3. American English a shoelace
shoe‧string /ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ/
noun [countable]1. on a shoestring informal if you do something on a shoestring, you do it without spending much money
run/operate/do something on a shoestring
2. shoestring organization/operation etc a business, organization etc that does not have much money available to spend
3. American English a shoelace
