单词 | starter |
释义 | start·er ![]() n. Idiom: 1. One that starts. 2. An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking. Also called self-starter. 3. A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp. 4. Sports a. One who signals the start of a race. b. A participant that starts in a game or race. 5. Baseball a. The first pitcher for a team in a game. b. A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team. 6. The first in a series, especially the first course of a meal; an appetizer. 7. An active culture of bacteria or fungi, especially yeast, used to induce a predictable process of fermentation in the making of certain food products, such as cheese, soy sauce, and sourdough bread. for starters Informal To begin with; initially: "Deborah believes him, indicating, for starters, that she isn't the brightest" (Judith Crist). |
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