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单词 cherry-pick
释义

cherry-pick

verb

cher·​ry-pick ˈcher-ē-ˌpik How to pronounce cherry-pick (audio)
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks

intransitive verb

: to select the best or most desirable

transitive verb

: to select as being the best or most desirable
also : to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection

Synonyms

  • choose
  • cull
  • elect
  • handpick
  • name
  • opt (for)
  • pick
  • prefer
  • select
  • single (out)
  • tag
  • take
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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

cherry-pick

verb

as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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