| 单词 | starter course |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarter course e. A dish eaten as the first course of a meal, before the main course; an appetizer, an hors d'oeuvre. Also starter course, starter dish; also in plural with reference to a single dish (cf. for starters at Phrases 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > [noun] > dish > starter entrée1653 starter1908 the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > starter entrée1653 starter1908 1908 Smart Set Jan. 22/2 But why don't we get something else to eat?.. Soup is always regarded as a starter only. 1918 Rural New-Yorker 23 Mar. 459/1 By the time I have a cake apiece fried for ‘starters’, the four boys..and their father are washed. 1955 Washington Post 28 Mar. 26/2 Chill thoroughly, garnish with watercress and serve as a ‘starter’ course. 1968 New Society 22 Aug. 266/1 The first course of a meal is sometimes called a ‘starter’, which is perhaps not so much non-U as jargon. 1972 A. Courtenay Let's halt awhile in Great Brit. (ed. 39) iv. 194 We found the comprehensive menu to contain a variety of starter dishes including Avocado with Prawns. 1979 V. Canning Satan Sampler ii. 30 There was avocado pear for what some people disgustingly called ‘starters’. 2010 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) Apr. 115/1 Avoid having a starter, main course and pudding at every meal. < as lemmas |
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