bootstrapping

v.自力更生

动词bootstrap的现在分词形式

n.[计]自举电路，引导程序

The R&D here isn't rocket science, so it is fairly inexpensive in the scope of things and for this stage a friend and I are bootstrapping it and shelling out the money ourselves. 这里的研发不像火箭技术，所以这范围内的事情还算便宜，我和我的一个朋友可以自力更生地用自己的钱来解决。