每日一词【915】on a shoestring：小本经营

今天我们要学的词是on a shoestring¹。 Shoestring, 是鞋带的意思。 "On a shoestring," 意思就是小本经营。"They started the company on a shoestring and made it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise," 他们小本经营开办了这家公司，逐步发展成为价值数十亿美元的大企业。"The free clinic is operating on a shoestring budget with volunteer doctors and nurses," 这家免费诊所资金有限，在那里帮忙的医生和护士都是义务服务。"The award winning movie was produced on a shoestring budget," 这部获奖影片是低成本制作。好的，今天我们学习的词是on a shoestring...

1 shoestring   

n.小额资本；adj.小本经营的

参考例句：

• In the early years,the business was run on a shoestring.早年，这家店铺曾是小本经营。
• How can I take the best possible digital pictures on a shoestring budget?怎样用很小投资拍摄最好的数码照片？