starters

英 [ˈstɑːtəz]

美 [ˈstɑrtərz]

n. (主菜之前的)开胃小吃，开胃品; 参赛人; 参赛的马(或汽车等); (赛跑等的)发令员
starter的复数

柯林斯词典

(一餐中的)第一道菜，开胃小吃
Astarteris a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal.

in AM, use 美国英语用 appetizer

N-COUNT (汽车的)发动装置
Thestarterof a car is the device that starts the engine.
1. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
  汽车的启动装置基本上是个电动机。
N-COUNT (不一定坚持到比赛结束的)参赛者，参赛动物
Thestartersin a race are the people or animals who take part at the beginning even if they do not finish.
1. Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
  10 名参赛者中有 4 名被淘汰或自行退出了。
PHRASE 作为开端;首先;第一
You usefor starterswhen you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
1. These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in...
  这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。
2. Her manager said, 'It will cost her 1.5 million pounds for starters if she loses.'
  她的经纪人说：“如果她输了，她将首先会损失 150 万英镑。”

Many starters will contain oats, which are palatable and a good source of fiber for the calves.
许多犊牛料中会用到燕麦，燕麦适口性好，同时也是犊牛优质的纤维来源。
Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
10名参赛者中有4名被淘汰或自行退出了。
For starters, tradition got in the way of innovation.
首先，传统阻碍了创新。
For starters, the bills table has all sorts of de-normalized junk in it.
对于初学者，这一账单表中包含了各种不正常数据垃圾。
For starters, in order to blog, you will need a hosting platform and a blog.
首先，以博客，你需要一个托管平台和博客。
For starters, don't ever kiss me again.
首先，别再亲我了。
Many of their bench players are as good or better than our starters.
很多他们的替补球员跟我们的先发一样棒，甚至更好。
For starters, let us recognize that separating leadership from management is part of the problem.
首先，让我们承认将领导力和管理能力区分开来是有问题的。
For starters, the major players are all starting to push enterprise-grade Web 2.0 products to market.
首先，主要的参与者都开始将企业级Web2.0产品投放市场。
You can combine starters and blend the apple-freshness of yogurt with the butteriness of buttermilk.
你可以将各种酵母混合，将酸奶中的酸奶中的苹果般的清醒和脱脂乳中的黄油特征相结合。