a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
any new participant in some activity
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
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"
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From the point of starter designing, it gives out the technical problems necessary to be solved.并从永磁起动机设计的角度出发，提出了亟待解决的技术问题。
In this paper, the present situation of starters commonly used in engineering vehicles are introduced, some measures for improving the performance of the starter are proposed.介绍了目前工程车上常用起动机的现状，从技术角度提出了改进起动机性能的若干措施。
His speech was the party starter.他的演说是宴会的开端。
The starter fired his starting gun.发令员鸣响起跑枪。
All participants in the race should give their names to the starter.参加比赛的每一个人都应当把他们的名字给发令员。
Dinner starts with a small dish ,which is often called a starter.正餐常以一道小菜开始，这道菜常称为开胃菜。
For the starter, which you eat with the smaller pair, you keep the knife in your right.hand and the fork in your left.先用小刀叉吃开胃菜，左手拿叉，右手持刀。
