n.起动机；发射架；开端；发起者；调度员；（竞赛的)参加者；（起跑或开车)发令员；开胃菜

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。