Word · Frequency #6961
starter
前菜；开胃菜
a small dish served before the main part of a meal
- 1.
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
开始的人或事物
- 2.
an electric motor for starting an engine
启动机(用于启动发动机的电动机)
- 3.
Something that starts something.
启动某事的东西
- 4.
a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
团体运动比赛中首发的选手
- 5.
Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
用来开始的东西；第一项财产等
- 6.
the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
发出比赛或竞赛开始信号的裁判
- 7.
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
一餐的第一道菜,通常是小份的咸味菜肴
- 8.
A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
在比赛开始时上场的队员
- 9.
A dog that rouses game.
唤起猎物的狗
首发队员；先发球员；启动机；起动机；起步者；起始物；发令员；起始物；首套住房
In use
For my starter, I ordered the tomato soup.
The restaurant offers a choice of three starters, including a fresh garden salad.
As a starter, the garlic bread was delicious, but the main course was even better.
a starter
可数名词，指单个起动机。
I need a new starter for my car.
我需要一个新的汽车起动机。
starter motor
固定搭配，指起动机这一部件。
The starter motor is making a strange noise.
起动机发出奇怪的声音。
replace/fix the starter
常见动词搭配，表示维修或更换起动机。
He replaced the starter himself.
Connections
Collocations
- car starter
- 汽车起动机
- The car starter failed to turn over the engine.汽车起动机未能转动发动机。
- engine starter
- 发动机起动机
- The mechanic replaced the faulty engine starter.机械师更换了有故障的发动机起动机。
- starter motor
- 起动电机
- A strong battery is needed to power the starter motor.需要一块强劲的电池来驱动起动电机。
- starter battery
- 起动电池
- The starter battery provides the initial power to crank the engine.起动电池提供初始动力来转动发动机。
- starter switch
- 起动开关
- Turn the key to engage the starter switch.转动钥匙以接通起动开关。
- starter solenoid
Learner notes
Memory Tip
启动（start）加后缀 -er 表示“做...的人或物”，想象钥匙转动启动汽车引擎的情景，很容易记住“起动机”。
Context & Register
Register: neutral, technical; typical settings: automotive repair, engine mechanics. Note_zh: 这个义项（起动机）是一个机械术语，通常用于汽车和发动机的语境，属于中性语体，但在日常交流中不如在专业领域常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words garter, charter, barter, and smarter rhyme with starter (stressed vowel /ɑr/ and ending /tɚ/). Note that harder, though spelled with a similar ending '-arder', is pronounced with a /d/ instead of /t/, so it does not rhyme exactly.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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