1. | （主菜之前的）开胃小吃，开胃品a small amount of food that is served before the main course of a meal |
2. | 参赛人；参赛的马（或汽车等）a person, horse, car, etc. that is in a race at the beginning |
Only 8 of the 28 starters completed the course. 28 名参赛者中，只有 8 人完成了全程。 |
3. | （赛跑等的）发令员a person who gives the signal for a race to start |
4. | （发动机的）启动装置，启动器a device used for starting the engine of a vehicle |
5. | 起步（或启动）…的人a person who begins doing a particular activity in the way mentioned |
He was a late starter in the theatre(= older than most people when they start) . 他从事戏剧表演起步较晚。 | |
a slow starter 做事起步慢的人 |
6. | 在起步阶段使用的；启动时用的something that is intended to be used by sb who is starting to do sth |
a starter home(= a small home for sb who is buying property for the first time) 供初次购房者购买的房屋 | |
a starter kit/pack 入门工具包 |
