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  4. on a shoestring budget

on a shoestring budget

◆成语
用很少的钱

She started her business on a shoestring budget and grew it into a million-dollar company.

她用很少的钱创业,最终将公司发展成了一家百万富翁的企业。


◆ 真正含义
用极少资金完成目标或维持运作
¶ 字面意思
依赖鞋带般微薄的资金
字面拆解
on依赖+a shoestring鞋带(象征极细微的东西)+budget预算
◇ 意境
想象用一根细如鞋带的线来代表全部预算,形象地表现资金的极度匮乏。
◈ 使用场景
创业初期、学生旅行、小型项目启动等资金有限但需完成任务的情境。
◉ 文化注释
源于20世纪初美国西部拓荒者的生活经验,鞋带作为廉价且易得的物品,被用来比喻微薄的资源。
商业
非正式

用非常有限的资金或预算

The film was made on a shoestring budget, yet it won several awards.

这部电影用极低的预算拍摄,却赢得了多个奖项。

We traveled around Europe on a shoestring budget, staying in hostels and cooking our own meals.

我们用极少的预算环游欧洲,住在青年旅舍并自己做饭。

常用于强调资源匮乏但仍能完成目标的情况。

搭配

live on a shoestring过简朴的生活operate on a shoestring用极少资金运营

同义词

on a tight budgetwith little moneywith minimal funds

反义词

with a large budgetwell-fundedflush with cash

相关短语

make ends meet成语
勉强维持生计
penny-pinching短语
精打细算

专业提示

区分字面与比喻义

字面义指实际用鞋带系鞋子,比喻义指用极少资金。在中文中,'用很少的钱'即可覆盖比喻义。

黄金法则

避免字面翻译

不可直译为'用鞋带预算'。中文中无对应鞋带意象,应直接表达资金短缺的概念。

词源

源于20世纪初的美国俚语,'shoestring'原指鞋带,象征微薄的资金。

用法说明

常用于非正式场合,强调资金短缺但仍能完成计划。

单词拆解

on
依赖,基于
preposition
+
a shoestring
极少的资金(象征性的微薄)
noun phrase
+
budget
预算,资金
noun
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