starter

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¹ starter /ˈstɑɚtɚ/ noun

plural starters

¹ starter

/ˈstɑɚtɚ/

noun

plural starters

Learner's definition of STARTER

[count]

: a player, horse, etc., that is in a game or race at its beginning参赛选手；参赛马；参赛者

: someone who gives the signal for a race to start发令员

: a device that is used for starting an engine（发动机的）启动装置

: someone or something that starts an activity, process, etc.开始者；起始者；起始物

He was a late starter in school. [=he started school later than most children]他比其他孩子晚开始上学。
The question was a good conversation starter.这个问题是个好的谈话引子。
He bought a starter kit for building a model airplane.他买了制造飞机模型的入门工具包。

— see also self-starter

chiefly British : appetizer

for starters

— used to introduce a statement that is the first in a series of statements首先；第一

“Why don't you like him?” “Well, for starters [=first of all], he was rude to my parents.”“你为什么不喜欢他？”“首先，他对我父母很无礼。”

² starter /ˈstɑɚtɚ/ adjective

² starter

/ˈstɑɚtɚ/

adjective

Learner's definition of STARTER

always used before a noun

— used to describe something small or basic that you get when you are doing something for the first time起步时使用的；基础阶段使用的

She bought a starter piano for her daughter.她为女儿买了一架适合初学者用的钢琴。
This small house would make a great starter home/house [=a first home] for a young couple.这栋小房子将是年轻夫妇开始新生活的上佳选择。