单词 | for starters |
释义 | > as lemmasfor starters b. for starters: to begin with, for a start. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > at the beginning [phrase] > to begin with to start with ——1838 as (also for) a starter1846 for a start1874 for starters1952 for (also as) openers1966 1952 Pharos Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) 2 Dec. 12/2 They've let the rest of the North Central conference members know they don't intend to relinquish NCC honors without a struggle, bumping Frankfort and Marion already just for starters. 1969 D. Francis Enquiry xii. 168 I fell with a crash. ‘That's for starters,’ he said. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 Jan. 8/1 For starters, do not call us scalpers. We are ticket hosts. 2000 Z. Smith White Teeth xii. 290 The differences between the Chalfens and the Jones/Bowdens were immediately plain. For starters, in the Chalfen family everybody seemed to have a normal number of children. 2013 New Yorker 29 July 25/1 For starters, I visited the Cottage Center for Brain Fitness, in Santa Barbara. < as lemmas |
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