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
英英释意
- 1. an electric motor for starting an engine
- 2. a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough;
- "to make sourdough you need a starter"
- 3. a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
- 4. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- 5. any new participant in some activity
- 6. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
- 7. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle