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源自中古英语 'starten'(开始)加后缀 '-er',字面意思为开始的事物或人。
❶ 指餐前开胃菜或小吃,通常在正式主菜之前享用,帮助激发食欲。
“We ordered some delicious starters before the main course.”
(我们在主菜前点了一些美味的开胃菜。)
“The restaurant offers a variety of vegetarian starters.”
(这家餐厅提供多种素食开胃菜。)
❶ 指比赛或活动的初始参与者,尤指体育比赛中首发上场的运动员。
“The coach announced the starters for tomorrow's game.”
(教练公布了明天比赛的首发队员名单。)
“Three of the regular starters were injured.”
(三名常规首发队员受伤了。)
for starters — 用于列举事项时表示首先、第一点,常出现在非正式对话中引出第一个理由或项目。
“For starters, we need to check the budget before planning the trip.”
(首先,我们在计划旅行前需要核对预算。)