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starter

/stahr-ter/US // ˈstɑr tər //UK // (ˈstɑːtə) //

启动器,起动器,起动者,起动

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that starts.
    • : a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race, the running of a train, bus, elevator, etc.
    • : a device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand.
    • : a person or thing that starts in a race or contest: Only five starters finished the race.
    • : Also called start·er cul·ture [stahr-ter kuhl-cher] /ˈstɑr tər ˌkʌl tʃər/ . a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, etc.See also mother.
    • : Also called sour·dough star·ter [souuhr-doh stahr-ter, sou-er-] /ˈsaʊərˌdoʊ ˌstɑr tər, ˈsaʊ ər-/ . a mixture of water and flour left to ferment over several days to create dough for sourdough bread.sourdough.
    • : Slang. a shill, as at a gaming table in a casino.
    • : the card turned face up on the stack before the play, as in cribbage, crazy eights, and other card games.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : constituting a basis or beginning: a starter set of dishes; a starter home.

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Examples

  • For starters, the filter and the question of how effective it might potentially be for both the wearer and the people around them.

  • The final starter, Betnijah Laney, has only improved since we featured her as a breakout star.

  • For starters, several experts told us, women were increasingly likely to join the workforce, particularly in public sector jobs like teaching, which may have reinforced their support for a robust government safety net.

  • Without southpaws’ hidden advantage, about two out of three left-handed starters would likely be toiling in the bullpen, or in the minor leagues.

  • He started five games as the team’s first-ever walk-on true freshman starter, but then an injury knocked him out of the lineup.

  • Same-sex marriage, a political non-starter only a few years ago, now enjoys solid majority support in national polls.

  • Conversation starter: will that Financial Times piece about his data kill our deft and dashingly accented Prince Oberyn?

  • They only have one brain, and jeopardizing its safety unnecessarily is a complete non-starter for me.

  • They are vinous, herbaceous, and reminiscent of sourdough yeast starter.

  • This was always going to be a non-starter because Democrats control the Senate as well as the White House.

  • "Kick a few uh his ribs out uh place for a starter," Piegan coolly advised.

  • So it happened that this was the main thought in his mind when the starter's gong sounded and the racers shot away down the track.

  • He lifted his cap, entered the car, touched the starter and in a moment the car whisked away.

  • "That's only a starter—something down to prove good faith, you understand," whispered the stranger.

  • Advance spark lever about half way and throttle lever about one-quarter way and depress starter pedal.