| 释义 |
idiomfor a start BrEBrE(also for starters)spoken used in order to emphasize the first and most important of several reasons or things you want to mention:They'll never give her the job. She doesn't have a degree for a start."Why don't we start our own choral society?" "Well, for starters, we haven't got any money.
for a startIn the first place; to begin with; as the first of a given set of points (e.g., in an argument). You're bored and don't know what to do? Well, you could go play outside, for a start! I'm sick of living in this city—for a start, the traffic makes commuting to work an absolute nightmare! for a ˈstart, to ˈstart with (also for ˈstarters informal) used for giving the first of several things or reasons: You’re not going to marry him. For a start, you’re too young. For another thing, you hardly know him.She wasn’t keen on the idea to start with. |