on a shoestring

/ɒn ə ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应
没有直接对应的说法
字面意思: «靠一根鞋带»

含义

with very little money

只用很少的钱.

例句

  1. 1We furnished the flat on a shoestring using donated furniture.
  2. 2Running a theatre on a shoestring requires plenty of volunteers.
  3. 3With almost no funding, the team made its film on a shoestring using borrowed equipment.
  4. 4Could you organise a wedding on a shoestring with only two hundred pounds to spend?
  5. 5Their tiny budget meant travelling on a shoestring, sleeping in tents and cooking every meal.

语法

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