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, 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。
• 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。
• The traditional Russian starters are caviar, cured and smoked fish and meat dishes.
  传统的俄罗斯开胃菜是鱼子酱、腌熏制鱼和肉菜。
• 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, 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。
• Good as an aperitif in summer, it is also ideal with all starters, quiches and sweet-and-sour dishes.
  作为夏季开胃酒是个不错的选择，同时适合和各种前菜、蛋饼及酸甜食物搭配。
• 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, 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。
• 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。
• 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。