- (especially British English) (North American English usually appetizer)
a small dish of food that is served before the main course of a meal （主菜之前的）开胃小吃，开胃品 This dish serves 4–6 people as a starter. 这道菜的开胃菜是4-6个人。 I’ve chosen a hot starter. 我选了一道热开胃菜。 This dish can be served as a starter or a main course. 这个菜可以作开胃菜，也可以当主菜。
Collocations RestaurantsTopics Cooking and eatingb1Restaurants 餐馆 Eating out 去餐馆吃饭 - eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 - go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 - have a meal with somebody
与某人一起吃饭 - make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
（以山田的名字）预订座位 - reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
预订一张坐六人的桌子 - ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆 - wait to be seated
等待就座 - show somebody to their table
把某人引到桌旁 - sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 - hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
把菜单／酒水单递给某人 - open/read/study/peruse the menu
打开／看／仔细看菜单 - the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 - taste/sample/try the wine
品尝葡萄酒 - the waiter takes your order
服务生帮你点餐 - order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 - serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 - complain about the food/the service/your meal
抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 - enjoy your meal
享用饭菜
Paying 结账 - pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
付账；要求结账 - pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 - service is (not) included
不含服务费 - give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
给某人小费
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- hot
- delicious
- …
- eat
- have
- choose
- …
a person, horse, car, etc. that is in a race at the beginning 参赛人；参赛的马（或汽车等） a person who gives the signal for a race to start （赛跑等的）发令员 the starter’s gun 启动器的枪
a device used for starting the engine of a vehicle （发动机的）启动装置，启动器 the starter button 启动按钮 a starter motor 起动机
a person who begins doing a particular activity in the way mentioned 起步（或启动）…的人 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
(often used as an adjective 常用作形容词 something that is intended to be used by somebody who is starting to do something 在起步阶段使用的；启动时用的 a starter home (= a small home for somebody 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
Idioms
for starters
- (informal)
used to emphasize the first of a list of reasons, opinions, etc., or to say what happens first （强调一系列理由、意见等的第一条或表示首先发生的事）首先，作为开头 There are a number of problems—for starters, where is the money coming from? 有许多问题——首先，钱从哪里来？ The winners will be flown to Paris—and that’s just for starters. 获胜者将被空运到巴黎——这只是开始。
under starter’s orders
(of a runner, rider, etc. 赛跑运动员、骑手等 waiting for a signal to start a race 等待发令员发令