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单词 handpick
释义

handpick

verb

hand·​pick ˈhan(d)-ˈpik How to pronounce handpick (audio)
handpicked; handpicking; handpicks

transitive verb

1
: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process
2
: to select personally or for personal ends

Synonyms

  • cherry-pick
  • choose
  • cull
  • elect
  • name
  • opt (for)
  • pick
  • prefer
  • select
  • single (out)
  • tag
  • take
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Example Sentences

They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries. a box of handpicked strawberries The executive handpicked her successor.
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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

handpick

verb

as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • select
  • choose
  • pick
  • elect
  • take
  • prefer
  • cull
  • designate
  • cherry-pick
  • name
  • nominate
  • tag
  • appoint
  • preselect
  • adopt
  • accept
  • opt (for)
  • tap
  • single (out)
  • mark
  • tab
  • set
  • embrace
  • espouse
  • fix
  • settle (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • refuse
  • reject
  • turn down
  • decline
  • discard
  • repudiate
  • disapprove
  • negative
  • spurn
  • throw away
  • throw out
  • jettison
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