starter
英 ['stɑ?t?]
美['stɑrt?]
- n. 起動機；發(fā)令員；第一道菜；發(fā)射裝置；發(fā)起者；參加比賽者，上場隊員
英英釋意
- 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