| 词汇 | bootstrap |
| 释义 | bootstrap noun[ C ] uk /ˈbuːt.stræp/ us /ˈbuːt.stræp/ a piece of leather or other strong material at the back of a boot that you use to help you pull the boot on（靴筒后的）靴襻，拔靴带 Shoes ankle boot ballet flat ballet shoe Birkenstock bootie high heels high-heeled high-top hiking boot hobnail running shoe sandal shoehorn shoelace shoemaker walking boot wedge wedgie wellie wellington Idiompull/haul yourself up by the/your (own) bootstraps bootstrap verb[ T ] informaluk /ˈbuːt.stræp/ us /ˈbuːt.stræp/ to improve your situation or become more successful, without help from others or without advantages that others have: His father had bootstrapped himself out of rural poverty to earn a university degree in business. Nolan bootstrapped himself into the film business, cobbling together bits of 16-millimetre film stock with $6,000 to make his first feature. to achieve something aimed for succeedIf you work hard, you'll succeed. thriveUniversity is a place where she will thrive. flourishHe tried journalism, but flourished as a novelist. triumphThe Labour Party triumphed in the election. bring something offShe's one of the few singers who can bring off such a difficult piece of music. to start a business, especially an internet one, with little money: He bootstrapped the company, pouring all his energy into it. I met a young engineer who had bootstrapped a company to offer mobile internet advertising services to brands. Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling A game accomplish achieve acquit actualize bear get through get to/reach first baseidiom go faridiom go from strength to strengthidiom go into orbitidiom kill pan rise scale the heightsidiom scrape through (something) sew something up slam dunk smash itidiom stand out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Success & failure in business Examples of bootstrapbootstrap We have tried to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More people should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, regional policy was not, classically, a matter of raising regions from below, or of their lifting themselves up by their bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, we have pulled ourselves up by our own bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In these past years, we have had to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has shown that it is capable of pulling itself up by its bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot expect countries or peoples to lift themselves up by their bootstraps when they have not even boots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not try to "lift themselves with their own bootstraps," and they remain, going on into the next generation, as second-class citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time we in the north were advised to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The community is pulling itself up by its bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Third world agriculture can easily pull itself up by its bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The corporation has pulled itself up by its bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we receive that co-operation and some money, the area will lift itself up by the bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the post-war period my authority has done remarkable things to pull the town up by its own bootstraps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, those bootstraps are badly frayed and if we put any pressure on them they will snap completely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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