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单词 cherry-picking
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-picking

verb

present participle of cherry-pick
as in selecting
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
  • selecting
  • picking
  • choosing
  • culling
  • taking
  • naming
  • preferring
  • electing
  • handpicking
  • tagging
  • designating
  • nominating
  • accepting
  • adopting
  • singling (out)
  • preselecting
  • tapping
  • appointing
  • embracing
  • opting (for)
  • espousing
  • setting
  • marking
  • fixing
  • tabbing
  • settling (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rejecting
  • refusing
  • declining
  • discarding
  • repudiating
  • turning down
  • disapproving
  • spurning
  • jettisoning
  • throwing away
  • throwing out
  • negativing
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