starters

英 [ˈstɑːtəz]

美 [ˈstɑrtərz]

n.  (主菜之前的)开胃小吃，开胃品; 参赛人; 参赛的马(或汽车等); (赛跑等的)发令员
starter的复数

柯林斯词典

• (一餐中的)第一道菜，开胃小吃
  Astarteris a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal.

in AM, use 美国英语用 appetizer


• N-COUNT (汽车的)发动装置
  Thestarterof a car is the device that starts the engine.
  1. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
     汽车的启动装置基本上是个电动机。
• N-COUNT (不一定坚持到比赛结束的)参赛者，参赛动物
  Thestartersin a race are the people or animals who take part at the beginning even if they do not finish.
  1. Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
     10 名参赛者中有 4 名被淘汰或自行退出了。
• PHRASE 作为开端;首先;第一
  You usefor starterswhen you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
  1. These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in...
     这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。
  2. Her manager said, 'It will cost her 1.5 million pounds for starters if she loses.'
     她的经纪人说：“如果她输了，她将首先会损失 150 万英镑。”

双语例句

• For starters, prices may not look so tempting after a year of economic slowdown.
  首先，经历了一年的经济放缓，目前的价格可能看起来不那么诱人。
• These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in
  这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。
• Our starters arrive, and we stop the professional chat to eat.
  头盘上来时，我们停下了专业方面谈话，开始进餐。
• For starters, oil-producing countries and states.
  首先是出产石油的国家和州。
• Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
  10名参赛者中有4名被淘汰或自行退出了。
• For starters, let us recognize that separating leadership from management is part of the problem.
  首先，让我们承认将领导力和管理能力区分开来是有问题的。
• For new starters, you need an internet service provider to gain access to the internet and email.
  新的先发球员，你需要一个互联网服务提供商，以获取互联网及电子邮件。
• Frontcourt depth is an issue; this team can't have starters logging too many minutes again.
  前场的板凳深度是一个问题，活塞队的颠峰时间已经不多了。
• Many starters will contain oats, which are palatable and a good source of fiber for the calves.
  许多犊牛料中会用到燕麦，燕麦适口性好，同时也是犊牛优质的纤维来源。
• Some common nonlinear loads are fluorescent lighting, SCR motor starters and UPS systems.
  一些常见的非线性负载有荧光灯、控硅电动机启动器以及UPS系统。