shoestring
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/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
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/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
A string used to tie shoes.
He broke his shoestring and had to replace it.
他的鞋帶斷了,不得不更換。
Operating with very little money.
The startup was run on a shoestring, but it succeeded.
這家初創公司是小本經營,但它成功了。