白手起家

[bái shǒu qǐ jiā]

• start something from scratch
• starting from scratch
• build up from nothing
• start from scratch
• from scratch

参考释义

白手起家 [bái shǒu qǐ jiā]

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例句

1. 佩利厚颜无耻地说，他属于靠自己努力而白手起家的那一类人。
   Paley had the cheek to say that he was one of those who had pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps.
2. 他做生意是白手起家的，当初是设法找一个朋友借了300美元。
   His business was started from scratch with%24300 he'd managed to borrow from a friend.
3. 他的店是他从亲戚那里借的200镑白手起家干起来的。
   His business was started from scratch with200 pounds he'd borrowed from a relative.

短语

• 立
• 树立
• 建
• 成立
• 起
• 建立
• 树
• 确立
• 另起炉灶
• 植

近反义词

【近义词】

• 手无寸铁
• 自力更生
• 空手起家
• 成家立业
• 自食其力
• 赤手空拳
• 平地起楼

【反义词】

• 寄人篱下
• 根基深厚
• 倾家荡产