starter
UK ['stɑ:.tər] US ['stɑ:r.tˌɚ] noun countable
■a person, animal or organization that is involved at the beginning of an activity, especially a race （尤指赛跑的）起始参加者•Of the ten starters (= horses which started in the race) , two fell at the first fence.参赛的十匹赛马中，有两匹在第一个障碍处摔倒。 countable mainly UK
■a small dish served as the first part of a meal （一餐的）开胃菜，前菜，第一道菜•We had soup/pâté/pasta as a starter.我们的开胃菜是汤／肉酱／义大利面。
UK ['stɑ:.tər] US ['stɑ:r.tˌɚ] noun countable
for starters informal
■used to say that something is the first in a list of things 首先，第一•Try this exercise for starters.首先，试一下这个练习。 •"Why did you decide not to go to the concert?" "Well, for starters, the tickets were ridiculously expensive."“你为甚么决定不去听音乐会了?”“嗯，首先，票贵得太离谱了。”
UK ['stɑ:.tər] US ['stɑ:r.tˌɚ] noun countable
under starter's orders
■ready for the signal to start a race 等待比赛开始的信号 |