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

• But China will demand and end to nuclear tests, for starters.
  但中国会要求朝鲜停止核试验作为一个开始。
• The company specializes in the production and sales of fluorescent lamp starters and PTFE tape.
  本公司专心致力于日光灯启辉器和聚四氟乙烯生料带的生产和销售。
• 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 of their bench players are as good or better than our starters.
  很多他们的替补球员跟我们的先发一样棒，甚至更好。
• 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。
• For starters, the bills table has all sorts of de-normalized junk in it.
  对于初学者，这一账单表中包含了各种不正常数据垃圾。
• For starters, tradition got in the way of innovation.
  首先，传统阻碍了创新。
• 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。
• For starters, you can add sophistication to your celluloid storyline with new plot construction stages.
  最初，你能增加优雅到你的明胶故事情节与新的剧情建筑阶段。
• 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。