starter

noun

/ˈstɑːtə(r)/

/ˈstɑːrtər/

Idioms

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(especially British English)
(North American English usually appetizer)
a small dish of food that is served before the main course of a meal
- This dish serves 4–6 people as a starter.
- I’ve chosen a hot starter.
- This dish can be served as a starter or a main course.
compare hors d’oeuvre
Collocations Restaurants
RestaurantsEating out
- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
Paying
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
Topics Cooking and eatingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- hot
- delicious
- …
verb + starter
- eat
- have
- choose
- …
See full entry
a person, horse, car, etc. that is in a race at the beginning
- Only 8 of the 28 starters completed the course.
compare non-starterTopics Sports: other sportsc2
a person who gives the signal for a race to start
- the starter’s gun
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
a device used for starting the engine of a vehicle
- the starter button
- a starter motor
a person who begins doing a particular activity in the way mentioned
- He was a late starter in the theatre (= older than most people when they start).
- a slow starter
see also self-starter
(often used as an adjective) something that is intended to be used by somebody who is starting to do something
- a starter home (= a small home for somebody who is buying property for the first time)
- a starter kit/pack
see also fire starter

Idioms

for starters

(informal) used to emphasize the first of a list of reasons, opinions, etc., or to say what happens first
- There are a number of problems—for starters, where is the money coming from?
- The winners will be flown to Paris—and that’s just for starters.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

under starter’s orders

(of a runner, rider, etc.) waiting for a signal to start a race

单词	starter
释义	starter noun /ˈstɑːtə(r)/ /ˈstɑːrtər/ Idioms jump to other results (especially British English) (North American English usually appetizer) a small dish of food that is served before the main course of a meal This dish serves 4–6 people as a starter. I’ve chosen a hot starter. This dish can be served as a starter or a main course. compare hors d’oeuvre Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating out eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal have a meal with somebody make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada) reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window In the restaurant wait to be seated show somebody to their table sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list open/read/study/peruse the menu the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list taste/sample/try the wine the waiter takes your order order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee complain about the food/the service/your meal enjoy your meal Paying pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal service is (not) included give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip Topics Cooking and eatingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cold hot delicious … verb + starter eat have choose … See full entry a person, horse, car, etc. that is in a race at the beginning Only 8 of the 28 starters completed the course. compare non-starterTopics Sports: other sportsc2 a person who gives the signal for a race to start the starter’s gun Topics Sports: other sportsc2 a device used for starting the engine of a vehicle the starter button a starter motor a person who begins doing a particular activity in the way mentioned He was a late starter in the theatre (= older than most people when they start). a slow starter see also self-starter (often used as an adjective) something that is intended to be used by somebody who is starting to do something a starter home (= a small home for somebody who is buying property for the first time) a starter kit/pack see also fire starter Idioms for starters (informal) used to emphasize the first of a list of reasons, opinions, etc., or to say what happens first There are a number of problems—for starters, where is the money coming from? The winners will be flown to Paris—and that’s just for starters. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 under starter’s orders (of a runner, rider, etc.) waiting for a signal to start a race
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