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单词 bootstrap
释义
bootstrap
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbuːt.stræp/us
/ˈbuːt.stræp/
apieceofleatheror otherstrongmaterialat the back of abootthat you use tohelpyoupullthebooton
（靴筒后的）靴襻，拔靴带
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shoes
  • ankle boot
  • ballet shoe
  • Birkenstock
  • bootie
  • bootlace
  • high-top
  • hiking boot
  • hobnail boot
  • insole
  • jackboot
  • sandal
  • shoehorn
  • shoelace
  • shoemaker
  • shoestring
  • wedgie
  • wellie
  • wellington
  • welly
  • whitening
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Idiom

pull/haulyourselfup by the/your (own) bootstraps
bootstrap
verb[T]
informal
uk
/ˈbuːt.stræp/us/ˈbuːt.stræp/
toimproveyoursituationorbecomemoresuccessful, withouthelpfromothersor withoutadvantagesthatothershave:
Hisfatherhad bootstrappedhimselfout ofruralpovertytoearnauniversitydegreeinbusiness.
Nolan bootstrappedhimselfinto thefilmbusiness, cobbling togetherbitsof 16-millimetrefilmstockwith $6,000 to make his firstfeature.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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tostartabusiness,especiallyaninternetone, with littlemoney:
He bootstrapped thecompany,pouringall hisenergyinto it.
Imetayoungengineerwho had bootstrapped acompanytooffermobileinternetadvertisingservicestobrands.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
  • A game
  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • acquit
  • actualize
  • bear
  • go (like/down) a bombidiom
  • go from strength to strengthidiom
  • go into orbitidiom
  • go placesidiom
  • go the whole hogidiom
  • grade
  • kill
  • rise
  • sewsomethingup
  • slam dunk
  • smash itidiom
  • somewhere
  • stand out
  • streak ahead
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(Definition ofbootstrapfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
bootstrap
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbuːt.stræp/us
/ˈbuːt.stræp/
apieceofleatheror otherstrongmaterialat the back of abootthat you use tohelpyoupullthebooton
（靴筒后的）靴襻，拔靴带

Idiom

pull/haulyourselfup by the/your (own) bootstraps

Examplesofbootstrap

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We have tried to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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More people should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
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However, regional policy was not, classically, a matter of raising regions from below, or of their lifting themselves up by their bootstraps.
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First, we have pulled ourselves up by our own bootstraps.
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In these past years, we have had to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps.
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The industry has shown that it is capable of pulling itself up by its bootstraps.
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We cannot expect countries or peoples to lift themselves up by their bootstraps when they have not even boots.
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They do not try to "lift themselves with their own bootstraps," and they remain, going on into the next generation, as second-class citizens.
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At that time we in the north were advised to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps.
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The community is pulling itself up by its bootstraps.
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Third world agriculture can easily pull itself up by its bootstraps.
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The corporation has pulled itself up by its bootstraps.
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If we receive that co-operation and some money, the area will lift itself up by the bootstraps.
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In the post-war period my authority has done remarkable things to pull the town up by its own bootstraps.
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Unfortunately, those bootstraps are badly frayed and if we put any pressure on them they will snap completely.
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