starter

🇬🇧 UK/'stɑ:tә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person or thing that starts something; a device for starting an engine; a player in the starting lineup; a first course of a meal.

起动装置;首发球员;开胃菜;开始者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
startroot
+
erone who does, agent
=starter

Common Collocations

  • 1.starter motor启动马达
  • 2.starter kit入门套装
  • 3.for starters首先;作为开始
  • 4.starter home首套房;入门级住房

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    For a starter, I ordered a bowl of French onion soup.

  • 2.

    The car's starter motor failed on a cold winter morning.

  • 3.

    She was named a starter for the championship game after her outstanding performance.

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