Noun:

1. a lace used for fastening shoes

2. a small amount of money;

   "he managed it on a shoestring"
   

lacen.鞋带；饰带；花边；缎带v.系带子；饰以花边；把酒搀入；<口>抨击

shoe string鞋带

shoe lace鞋带

shoelacen.鞋带

1. The agency was a shoestring operation at first.
   这家经销店刚开始时是小本经营的生意。
2. The club exists on a shoestring budget.
   这家具乐部靠一点小钱艰难度日。

1. The little boy was fumbling with a shoestring.
   小男孩在笨手笨脚地系鞋带。
2. I want to hold up to my badminton opponet in order to tie my shoestring.
   我要求我的羽毛球对手等一下，以便我系鞋带。
3. I've been living on a shoestring since my mother stopped sending me money.
   我的母亲停止给我寄钱之后，我的日子过得非常寒酸。
4. He started his business on a shoestring.
   他以小资本开始做生意。