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, don't ever kiss me again.
  首先，别再亲我了。
• When cultures are grown without phages or under aseptic conditions ( starters), they lose their phage resistance.
  当培养物存在于没有噬菌体或无菌的条件时，它们便失去了抵抗噬菌体的能力。
• 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。
• 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, I used brackets when I called the each method on the definitions instance.
  为了让初学者看明白，在definitions实例上调用each方法时使用了花括号。
• 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。
• 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。
• For starters, tradition got in the way of innovation.
  首先，传统阻碍了创新。
• For starters, in order to blog, you will need a hosting platform and a blog.
  首先，以博客，你需要一个托管平台和博客。
• For starters, oil-producing countries and states.
  首先是出产石油的国家和州。