bootstrap

noun

/ˈbuːtstræp/

Idioms

(often used in compounds常用于构成复合词) an approach to creating something that uses the minimum amount of resources possible引导程序：一种创建使用最少资源的方法
- In classic bootstrap fashion, Fred invested his personal savings and convinced friends to work for him for free.弗雷德以经典的自助方式投资个人储蓄，并说服朋友免费为他工作。
(on a computer) the process of loading a program, usually an operating system, by first loading a smaller program引导程序：首先加载较小的程序来加载程序（通常是操作系统）的过程
- This ensures that the operating system bootstrap process does not introduce malware.这确保了操作系统引导过程不会引入恶意软件。
a piece of cloth or leather at the back of a boot that is used to help you pull it on 靴子后部的一块布或皮革，用于帮助您将其拉上

Idioms

pull/drag yourself up by your (own) bootstraps

(informal) to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people自力更生

verb

/ˈbuːtstræp/

[transitive, intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bootstrap	/ˈbuːtstræp/ /ˈbuːtstræp/
he / she / it bootstraps	/ˈbuːtstræps/ /ˈbuːtstræps/
past simple bootstrapped	/ˈbuːtstræpt/ /ˈbuːtstræpt/
past participle bootstrapped	/ˈbuːtstræpt/ /ˈbuːtstræpt/
-ing form bootstrapping	/ˈbuːtstræpɪŋ/ /ˈbuːtstræpɪŋ/

bootstrap (something) to create something using the minimum amount of resources possible自力更生
- We have bootstrapped the business using our own funds so far.到目前为止，我们已经用自己的资金启动了这项业务。
- Entrepreneurs who bootstrap are self-sustaining, using little to no money to start their businesses.创业的企业家是自给自足的，用很少甚至没有钱来创业。
bootstrap (something) (on a computer) to load a program, usually an operating system, by first loading a smaller program引导程序：首先加载较小的程序以加载程序（通常是操作系统）
- To bootstrap the system, the preliminary database will first be assembled.为了引导系统，将首先组装初步数据库。
- This article described how a computer bootstraps.这篇文章描述了计算机如何引导。