starter
noun [ C ] uk/ˈstɑː.tər/ us/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɚ/
[ C ]（一餐的）开胃品，头盘，第一道菜
a small dish served as the first part of a meal
We had soup/pâté/pasta as a starter. 我们的头盘是汤／肉酱／意大利面。
启动时所用的;在起步阶段使用的
something used to begin something
These are great starters for a lesson. 这些用来作为一堂课的开始非常好。
（尤指赛跑的）起始参加者
a person, animal, or organization that is involved at the beginning of an activity, especially a race
Of the ten starters (= horses which started in the race), two fell at the first fence. 参赛的10匹赛马中，有两匹在第一个障碍处摔倒。
Idioms
for startersidiom informal 首先，第一
used to say that something is the first in a list of things
Try this exercise for starters. 首先，试一下这个练习。
"Why did you decide not to go to the concert?" "Well, for starters, the tickets were ridiculously expensive." “你为什么决定不去听音乐会了？”“嗯，首先，票贵得太离谱了。”
under starter's ordersidiom UK等待比赛开始的信号
ready for the signal to start a race