名詞 bootstrap:

1. a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on

動詞 bootstrap:

1. help oneself, often through improvised means

1. Conservatives would defy our efforts at bootstrap improvements.
   保守派會蔑視我們從根本上變革的努力。

boot.strap

n.（名詞）
A loop of leather, cloth, or synthetic material that is sewn at the side or the top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
提靴帶：一種由皮、布或人造原料制成的套環(huán)，縫在靴子的邊上或后頂部，以助于穿靴
Computer Science A subroutine used to establish the full routine or another routine.
【計算機科學(xué)】 引導(dǎo)程序，引導(dǎo)指令：用來建立全部路徑或另一路徑的輔助程序
v.tr.（及物動詞）
boot.strapped,boot.strap.ping,boot.straps
To promote and develop by use of one`s own initiative and work without reliance on outside help:
自立更生：通過運用某人自己的創(chuàng)造力去提高和發(fā)展，不依靠外部的幫助而工作：
例句：
.We`ve bootstrapped our way back with aggressive tourism and recruiting high tech industries.(John Corrigan)
.我們靠繁榮旅游業(yè)和引進高技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)來開拓我們的道路.(約翰·科里根)

Computer Science To establish (a program) with a bootstrap.
【計算機科學(xué)】 引導(dǎo)：運用輔助路徑建（一個程序）
adj.（形容詞）
Undertaken or accomplished with minimal outside resources or help.
獨立完成：用最小量外部的資源或幫助來承擔或完成的
Computer Science Being or relating to a process that is self-initiating or self-sustaining.
【計算機科學(xué)】 自持過程：一個自產(chǎn)生或自持續(xù)的過程的

<習(xí)慣用語>by one`s (own) bootstraps
By one`s own efforts.
通過某人自己的努力