| 释义 |
self-ˈstarter
[f. next.]
1. An electrical device for starting the engine of a motor vehicle without the need to crank it. Also fig.
1894Work 17 Feb. 73/3 The many improvements made in recent years in the use of ignition tubes, self-starters. 1902A. C. Hawksworth Motors & Motor-Driving vii. 137 In the case of cars with two or more cylinders various self-starters have also been introduced. 1927Sat. Even. Post (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 15/3 Conversation with him was never a self-starter; you had to crank it. 1973M. Russell Double Hit xxv. 190 There was the squawk of a self-starter, a roar, a piping of tyres.
2. A person who acts on his own initiative (spec. at work). colloq.
1960Times 1 Feb. 2/4 (Advt.), The Man: Must be a self-starter yet able to work within references given to him. 1964Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 Nov. (1970) 203 Luci describes herself as a ‘self-starter’. 1971Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 30/4 (Advt.), Suitable applicants will be self-starters in the 24–35 year age group. 1979Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (Advt. Section) 4/2 Must be self-starter with project management experience. |