starter

英['stɑːtə] 美['stɑrtɚ]
  • n. 起动机;发令员;第一道菜;发射装置;发起者;参加比赛者,上场队员

词态变化


复数: starters;

英文词源


starter (n.)
c. 1400, stertour "instigator; one who starts," agent noun from start (v.). Mechanical sense is from 1875. For starters "to begin with" is 1873, American English colloquial. Starter home is from 1976; starter set is from 1946, originally of china.

双语例句


1. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter.
美国肯定会以无成功希望为由拒绝这项提案。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
汽车的启动装置基本上是个电动机。

来自柯林斯例句

3. As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.
作为一份商业建议,它不可能取得成功。

来自《权威词典》

4. The starter fired his starting gun.
发令员鸣响起跑枪.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. As the starter's gun booms, the boats spring into action.
信号弹划过上空, 龙舟夺标开始了.

来自汉英文学 - 散文英译