starters

英 [ˈstɑːtəz]

美 [ˈstɑrtərz]

n. (主菜之前的)开胃小吃，开胃品; 参赛人; 参赛的马(或汽车等); (赛跑等的)发令员
starter的复数

柯林斯词典

(一餐中的)第一道菜，开胃小吃
Astarteris a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal.

in AM, use 美国英语用 appetizer

N-COUNT (汽车的)发动装置
Thestarterof a car is the device that starts the engine.
1. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
  汽车的启动装置基本上是个电动机。
N-COUNT (不一定坚持到比赛结束的)参赛者，参赛动物
Thestartersin a race are the people or animals who take part at the beginning even if they do not finish.
1. Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
  10 名参赛者中有 4 名被淘汰或自行退出了。
PHRASE 作为开端;首先;第一
You usefor starterswhen you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
1. These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in...
  这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。
2. Her manager said, 'It will cost her 1.5 million pounds for starters if she loses.'
  她的经纪人说：“如果她输了，她将首先会损失 150 万英镑。”

Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
10名参赛者中有4名被淘汰或自行退出了。
Some common nonlinear loads are fluorescent lighting, SCR motor starters and UPS systems.
一些常见的非线性负载有荧光灯、控硅电动机启动器以及UPS系统。
For starters, oil-producing countries and states.
首先是出产石油的国家和州。
Our starters arrive, and we stop the professional chat to eat.
头盘上来时，我们停下了专业方面谈话，开始进餐。
For starters, you can add sophistication to your celluloid storyline with new plot construction stages.
最初，你能增加优雅到你的明胶故事情节与新的剧情建筑阶段。
Yeast and lactobacillus were used as starters for production of sour soymilk liquor.
对酵母菌与乳酸菌混合发酵制备酸豆浆酒的工艺进行了研究。
For starters, in order to blog, you will need a hosting platform and a blog.
首先，以博客，你需要一个托管平台和博客。
For starters, tradition got in the way of innovation.
首先，传统阻碍了创新。
For new starters, you need an internet service provider to gain access to the internet and email.
新的先发球员，你需要一个互联网服务提供商，以获取互联网及电子邮件。
These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in
这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。