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S0713000 (stär′tər)n.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.Idiom: 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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(ˈstɑːtə) n1. (Automotive Engineering) a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel. Formerly called self-starter2. (Automotive Engineering) US a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc3. (General Sporting Terms) a person who supervises and signals the start of a race4. (General Sporting Terms) a competitor who starts in a race or contest5. informal chiefly Austral and NZ an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc6. informal Austral and NZ a person who is willing to engage in a particular activity7. (Cookery) a culture of bacteria used to start fermentation, as in making cheese or yogurt8. (Cookery) chiefly Brit the first course of a meal9. (modifier) designed to be used by a novice: a starter kit. 10. for starters slang in the first place11. (Horse Racing) (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal12. (of a person) eager or ready to begin

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n. 1. a person or thing that starts. 2. a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race or the running of a train, elevator, etc. 3. a device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand. 4. a person or thing that starts in a race or contest. 5. a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese. 6. sourdough (def. 1). adj. 7. constituting a basis or beginning: a starter home. Idioms: for starters, as the first step, part, point, etc.; first. [1530–40]

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Noun	1.	starter - an electric motor for starting an enginestarter motor, starting motorelectrical system - equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radioelectric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical workkick start, kick starter - a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the bodyself-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
	2.	starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginningcontestant - a person who participates in competitionsstarting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
	3.	starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competitiondispatcherofficial - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
	4.	starter - any new participant in some activityfledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophytebeginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activityenlistee, recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
	5.	starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)appetiser, appetizercourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"antipasto - a course of appetizers in an Italian mealcanape - an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory foodcocktail - an appetizer served as a first course at a mealhors d'oeuvre - a dish served as an appetizer before the main mealcrudites - raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
	6.	starter - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handlecrankcrank handle, starting handle - crank used to start an enginehand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
	7.	starter - a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"culture - (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

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参加赛跑的人或马发令员开胃菜自动器

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(staː) verb1. to leave or begin a journey. We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.出发2. to begin. He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?开始3. to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work. I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.发动4. to cause something to begin or begin happening etc. One of the students decided to start a college magazine.创办 noun1. the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc. I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.出发2. in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this. The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit. 占先（时间或距离） ˈstarter noun1. a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race. 参加赛跑的人或马2. a person who gives the signal for the race to start. （赛跑）发令员 3. a device in a car etc for starting the engine. 自动器ˈstarting-point noun the point from which something begins. 起点for a start (used in argument etc) in the first place, or as the first point in an argument. You can't have a new bicycle because for a start we can't afford one. 首先（用于争辩） get off to a good/bad start to start well or badly in a race, business etc. （良好的或不利的）开端 start off1. to begin a journey. It's time we started off.出发2. to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc. The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.开始start out to begin a journey; to start off. We shall have to start out at dawn.动身start up to (cause to) begin or begin working etc. The machine suddenly started up; He has started up a new boys' club.发动to start with1. at the beginning. He was very nervous to start with. 开始（时） 2. as the first point (in an argument etc). There are many reasons why he shouldn't get the job. To start with, he isn't qualified.首先

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I'd like pasta as an appetizer (US)
I'd like pasta as a starter (UK) → 头盘我想要意大利面

starter

1. a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel 2. US a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc. 3. under starter's orders (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal

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the main unit in the starting system of an engine. A starter increases the speed of rotation of the engine shaft until the starting speed is reached. The starter comprises a motor or engine, a reduction gear, devices for engaging with and disengaging from the shaft of the main engine, and a starting device for internal use (for starters that are not self-contained, for example, gasoline and turbine starters).

Starters are classified according to their principle of operation as inertia, direct-coupled, or combined-drive. In inertia starters, a flywheel is brought to a speed of rotation at which it possesses energy sufficient to rotate the shaft of the main engine upon engagement. Direct-coupled starters are linked directly to the shaft of the main engine. Starters can be of the electric, turbine, compressed-air, hydraulic, or gasoline type.

Electric starters are usually direct-current high-speed motors (up to 13,000 rpm). Starter-generators are also classified as electric starters. During cranking, these units work as starters, but once the engine is in operation they function as generators of electric power. In contrast to other types of starters, starter-generators remain engaged to the shaft of the main engine after the engine has started. The rated power of electric starters can be up to 25 kilowatts (kW), or 35 hp; the operating voltage ranges from 12 to 112 volts (V).

In turbine starters, a turbine is used as the motor. The turbine is rotated by air or by the gases obtained from the combustion of fuel. Depending on the type of feed, turbine starters are classified as compressed-air, combustible-mixture, solid-fuel, and liquid-fuel starters. In compressed-air starters, pressurized air rotates the turbine; the power rating can be as high as 110 kW (150 hp). Combustible-mixture starters, which can be of the gas-turbine or centrifugal-turbine type, are small gas-turbine engines capable of developing a power of up to 300 kW (400 hp). In combustible-mixture turbine starters without compressors, the compressed air for fuel combustion is supplied from cylinders. In solid-fuel turbine starters, which can be of the powder-squib or turbine type, the turbine is driven by the combustion products of a powder charge. In liquid-fuel turbine starters, the turbine is driven by the combustion (decomposition) products of a single-component liquid fuel. The power ratings of solid-fuel and liquid-fuel turbine starters are up to 300 kW (400 hp).

Hydraulic and compressed-air starters are usually pumps or compressors that operate as motors when fed by a liquid or highly pressurized air.

starter

[′stär·dər] (electricity) A device used to start an electric motor and to accelerate the motor to normal speed. engine starter (electronics) An auxiliary control electrode used in a gas tube to establish sufficient ionization to reduce the anode breakdown voltage. Also known as trigger electrode. (engineering) A drill used for making the upper part of a hole, the remainder of the hole being made with a drill of smaller gage, known as a follower. (microbiology) A culture of microorganisms, either pure or mixed, used to commence a process, for example, cheese manufacture.

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1. A device used with a ballast to start an electric-discharge lamp.2. An electric controller for starting an electric motor, for bringing it up to normal speed, and for stopping it. 3. One of a series of roofing shingles applied beneath the first course of shingles, with a slight overhang at the eaves.

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A device which uses electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic energy to turn the engine fast enough for it to start and run normally.

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noun an electric motor for starting an engine

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noun a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

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noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

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noun any new participant in some activity

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noun food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

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noun a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

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noun a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

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