a loop at the back of a boot, used to pull it on
（靴筒后的）靴襻。
【计算机】 自举，引导。
[usu. as modifier]the technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective
自展
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we see the creative act as a bootstrap process. 我们把这一创造行为视为一个自展过程。
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start up (an Internet-based business or other enterprise) with minimal financial resources
用最小财力创建（网络企业或其他企业）。
get (oneself or something) into or out of a particular situation using existing resources
利用现有资源使（自身，某事）进入（或摆脱）某种情形
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the company is bootstrapping itself out of a marred financial past .公司正在努力摆脱过去的财政困难。
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pull （或drag ）oneself up by one's （own ）bootstraps improve one's position by one's own efforts 自力更生
