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
TEM4中低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?starters;
英文詞源
- starter (n.)
- c. 1400, stertour "instigator; one who starts," agent noun from start (v.). Mechanical sense is from 1875. For starters "to begin with" is 1873, American English colloquial. Starter home is from 1976; starter set is from 1946, originally of china.
雙語例句
- 1. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter.
- 美國肯定會以無成功希望為由拒絕這項提案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
- 汽車的啟動裝置基本上是個電動機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.
- 作為一份商業(yè)建議，它不可能取得成功。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The starter fired his starting gun.
- 發(fā)令員鳴響起跑槍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. As the starter's gun booms, the boats spring into action.
- 信號彈劃過上空, 龍舟奪標開始了.
來自漢英文學 - 散文英譯