self-starter

短语

n. 自动起动装置

词形变化

self-starters 复数 self-starters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who shows initiative and resourcefulness.

  2. 2.

    A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand.

  3. 3.

    An engine so equipped, or the vehicle that it powers.

    His ancient Cadillac was one of the first self-starters.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

starter fireball powerhouse ball of fire starter motor

部分词 1

electric motor

整体词 2

ice internal combustion engine

词源

From self- + starter.

来源：wiktionary