bootstrap
英 ['bu:tstræp]
美 [ˈbutˌstræp]
v. 独自创立; 靠一己之力做成; 附属于; 与…相联系
复数：bootstraps
BNC.37150 / COCA.25448
习惯用语
n.
- pull/drag yourself up by your (own) bootstraps
- 自力更生
to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people
英英释义
noun
- a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
verb
- help oneself, often through improvised means