It is said that John started his business on a shoestring.

We were living on a shoestring.

我们当时生活艰难.

Gary started this business back in 1975 on a shoestring.

加里在1975年以少额资金开始了这项生意.

The British-produced film was made on a shoestring budget.

这部英国出品的电影是小成本制作。

He started his business on a shoestring and built it up gradually.

他以微薄的资金创业,然后慢慢加强.

We still had to operate on a shoestring.

我们仍得小本经营.

The film was made on a shoestring.

这部电影以很少的投资拍成.

The two boys traveled through Europe on a shoestring.

这两个男孩以极少的钱游遍了欧洲.

This roughness occurs on a small scale, involving grain boundaries and failure surfaces.

小规模的粗糙度涉及到颗粒边缘和破坏表面.

Everything on a small scale and the hills look higher than they really are.

一切都小巧精致,群山则显得更加高大雄伟.

The movement on a small scale.

这项运动规模不大.

Sanming is said to be Shanghai on a small scale.

据说,(福建)三明是小上海.

Hold on a small scale, the asset quality of banks should not be much affected.

加上持有规模不大, 各家银行的资产质量所受影响应该不会太大.

In the short term, on a small scale, it's true.

在短期内, 在小范围内, 这是对的.

It means learning to enter and exit in response to predefined signals rather on a whim.

就是根据提前设置好的信号进场,出场,而不是冲动地进进出出.

We should not engage in risky procedures on a whim.

我们不该随随便便冒险开始这个流程.

On a whim, I put the map upside down.

我突发奇想, 把地图倒过来.

Think about how much money you spend buying things on a whim.

好好想一下,你因为心血来潮花了多少钱买东西.

She bought it on a whim.

她一时心血来潮买了它.

You cannot call the emergency number on a whim.

急救电话是不能随意拨打的.

Under the new rules, credit-card companies can't jack up interest rates on a whim.

在新法案规定下, 信用卡公司不能凭着心血来潮随意提高贷款利率.