starter
名詞
定義 starter 名詞
food(食物)
- Countable(可數名詞)
A small dish served as the first course of a meal.
（一餐中的）開胃菜；前菜；第一道菜
For our starters, we chose soup, pate, and pasta.
我們的開胃菜選擇了湯、肉醬和義大利麵。
I chose smoked salmon as a starter.
我選擇了煙燻鮭魚作為開胃菜。
A half of a stuffed pepper makes a fantastic starter.
半個釀辣椒就是一道很棒的開胃菜。
sports(運動)
- Countable(可數名詞)
A person, animal, or team that begins an activity, especially a race.
（尤指賽跑的）起跑者；參賽者
Two of the ten starters fell at the first hurdle.
十位起跑者中有兩位在第一個障礙處跌倒。
There were over ten thousand starters in this marathon.
這場馬拉松有超過一萬名參賽者。
The event organizers anticipate a high number of starters this year.
活動組織者預計今年的參賽者人數會很高。
beginning(開始)
- Countable(可數名詞)
Something used to initiate an activity or process.
用於開始的物品；起始時使用的東西
These activities are great starters for the lesson.
這些活動是課程的絕佳開場。
The show opened with Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, which was an excellent starter.
這場演出以巴赫的布蘭登堡協奏曲開場，是個極佳的開場曲。
The initial plan is a good starter for this project.
初始計劃是這個專案的良好開端。
成語
- for starters
Used to indicate that something is the initial item in a series of things.
首先
• For starters, we should check that all the equipment is working correctly.
首先，我們應該檢查所有設備是否正常運作。
- under starter's orders
In a state of readiness, awaiting the signal to commence a race or other event.
指比賽或活動即將開始，等待發令。
• All the participants were in their positions, under starter's orders, ready to begin the race at the sound of the gun.
所有參賽者都已就位，準備就緒，等待槍聲一響就開始比賽。