| 单词 | starter |
| 释义 | starter (stɑːʳtəʳ ) Word forms: starters 1. countable noun A starter is a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, use appetizer2. countable noun The starter of a car is the device that starts the engine. A car's starter is basically an electric motor. 3. countable noun [usually plural] The starters in a race are the people or animals who take part at the beginning even if they do not finish. Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired. 4. countable noun A starter is someone who is starting something, especially a job. He makes a point of meeting every new starter on day one. 5. countable noun You can refer to someone or something as a particular kind of starter to say how they start something. It's nerve-jangling times for Italy but they are notorious slow starters. She was a late starter at school because of a childhood illness. 6. for starters phrase [PHRASE with cl/group] You use for starters when you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series. [informal] These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in. Her manager said, 'It will cost her 1.5 million pounds for starters if she loses.' Collocations: regular starter We hope, over the course of the season, he can grow into a regular starter and regular scorer. The Sun He has made 64 appearances as a sub and managed only one full season as a regular starter back in 2011-12. The Sun Close to cementing his place as a regular starter after another impressive performance. Times, Sunday Times Needs to create more to become a regular starter. The Sun He wants assurances he will be a regular starter after spending much of the last six months on the subs' bench. The Sun My spiced parsnip soup starter was a winning winter warmer. Times, Sunday Times Research shows that a soup starter helps us to eat less at the main course. Times, Sunday Times Tomato and mozzarella, smoked salmon and soup starters are served swiftly by friendly staff. Times, Sunday Times A 15-minute wait for simple soup starters, then another 25 minutes before being taken pity on by the one trained waiter. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 开胃菜 Japanese: スターター |
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