starter

starter汉语翻译：
n. 开端者, 在起跑线上的人, 参加赛跑的人, 调度员, 起动机, 酵母
【计】 启动程序, 启动器
【医】 引酵物, 促酵物英语解释：
名词 starter:

an electric motor for starting an engine同义词：starter motor, starting motor

a contestant who is in the game at the beginning

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition同义词：dispatcher

any new participant in some activity同义词：newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)同义词：appetizer, appetiser

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle同义词：crank

a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

As a starter, our foreign friend began asking the names of everyday things.首先，我们的外国朋友开始询问一些日常事物的名称。

He's a fast starter.他做事起步很快。

Of the five starters in the race only three finished.起跑时有五 个，只有三个跑完全程。

What would you like as a starter?您第一道菜想来点什麽?