名詞 shoestring:

1. a lace used for fastening shoes
   同義詞：shoelace, shoe lace, shoe string
2. a small amount of money
   同義詞：shoe string

1. I've been living on a shoestring since my mother stopped sending me money.
   我的母親停止給我寄錢之后，我的日子過得非常寒酸。
2. He missed an attempt for a shoestring catch and the ball rolled to the bullpen.
   他錯過了球快落地時搶接的機會，球滾到場外替補隊熱身區(qū)去了。
3. He started his business on a shoestring. It took a lot of hard work and clever planning to build up it up to where it is today.
   他的公司是小本經(jīng)營開辦起來的，經(jīng)過不少的艱苦勞動和苦心規(guī)劃，才發(fā)展到今天這個樣子。