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starter

['stɑ:tə]

n. 起動機, 發射架, 開端, 發起者, 調度員, （競賽的)參加者, （起跑或開車)發令員, 開胃菜

例句與用法：

As a starter, our foreign friend began asking the names of everyday things.

首先，我們的外國朋友開始詢問一些日常事物的名稱。

He's a fast starter.

他做事起步很快。

Of the five starters in the race only three finished.

起跑時有五個,只有三個跑完全程。

What would you like as a starter?

您第一道菜想來點什麼?

英文解釋:

名詞 starter:

an electric motor for starting an engine

同義詞：starter motor, starting motor

a contestant who is in the game at the beginning

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

同義詞：dispatcher

any new participant in some activity

同義詞：newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

同義詞：appetizer, appetiser

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

同義詞：crank

a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

以上來源於大辭典