starter

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start·er /ˈstɑːtə $ ˈstɑːrtər/ noun [countableC]

1 DF British EnglishBrE a small amount of food eaten at the start of a meal before the main part 〔一顿饭的〕第一道菜，开胃小吃 SYN American English appetizer

We had soup as a starter, followed by steak.

我们的第一道菜是汤，接下来是牛排。

2 DSa person, horse, car etc that is in a race when it starts 〔赛跑、赛马、赛车等的〕参赛者 [马，汽车等]

Of the seven starters, only three finished the race.

参赛的七名选手中，只有三名跑完全程。

3 DSsomeone who gives the signal for a race to begin 〔赛跑的〕发令员

The starter fired his gun.

发令员鸣枪了。

under starter’s orders (=about to begin the race) 等待开始的号令，准备起跑

4. late starter British EnglishBrE someone who begins doing something, especially a job, later in life than people generally do 〔工作等〕起步晚的人

Examples from the Corpus

late starter• In the event the only other contender was Enoch Powell- and he was a late starter.• Yet, from that terrible experience, hope is born - the late starter rises to new life.

5 for starters spoken informalFIRST used to emphasize the first of a series of facts, opinions, questions etc 首先，第一，作为开头

Well, for starters, you’ll need to fill out an application form.

嗯，首先，你需要填一张申请表。

Examples from the Corpus

for starters• Cities and states can issue tax-exempt bonds, for starters.• To get the ball rolling, here a few for starters ... 1.• These questions are just for starters.• They make a funny mental picture because she is so short and he is so tall, just for starters.• Free agents Andy Benes and Darryl Kile for starters.• "What do you want to know about him?" "What's his name, for starters?"• Backyard birders may want to hover about the Birding option for starters.• Add backup and restore, startup and shutdown and software installation to that for starters.• Well, for starters, how about stunning sounds, simplicity of use and silly price?

6. TETTCa starter motor 〔发动机的〕启动装置，启动器

→ nonstarter , self-starter

Examples from the Corpus

starter• Dinners - select one from each section, i.e. a starter, main course and dessert.• What would you like for a starter - soup or garlic mushrooms?• His second-inning, second-base pivot allowed starter Ramon Martinez a successful outing.• In his first season, Fuller inherited a team that had graduated five seniors, including four starters.• Small selections of starters and sweets were also made available.• A push from a simple starter will set them rolling, after which their tractive tyres will accelerate them automatically.• On the court, the starters have yet to score a field goal.• John was one of the starters before he broke his leg.• The starters are so exhausted that they have nothing left to give in the last five minutes of the game.

as a starter• Kamieniecki was pressed into duty as a starter because Jimmy Key had been ineffective in Game 1.• And the fans voted him in as a starter, anyway.• In addition, putting Kirk Scrafford in as a starter at tackle will solidify the line.• The afternoon was spent in the Aldershot Military Athletics Stadium officiating as a starter.• Serve the remainder as a starter with eight of the croûtons and the cheese.• Garnish with halved quails eggs and serve as a starter or as a main course with the watercress-flavoured mayonnaise.• In addition to salads use them as starters with avocados or as dips with your horsd'oeuvres.• He tells us that there are no such things as starters and reserves, just players.

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