cherry-pick

[ cher-ee-pik ]

/ ˈtʃɛr iˌpɪk /

Informal.

verb (used with object)

to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.

verb (used without object)

(in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise.

Origin of cherry-pick

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby cherry-pick

cherry bomb, cherry brandy, cherry coal, cherry laurel, cherry pepper, cherry-pick, cherry picker, cherry pie, cherry plum, cherry red, cherry-red spot

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Example sentences from the Web for cherry-pick

If you cherry-pick science so that it resonates with your belief system, you are not understanding how science works.
The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You cannot cherry-pick facts that are favorable to your argument and ignore the rest.
Why the Right Couldn't See the Truth||November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is possible to cherry-pick evidence to support any conclusion.
Errol Morris’s “A Wilderness of Error” Revisits Jeffrey MacDonald Case|Raymond Bonner|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like hundreds of its multinational brethren, Apple also is able to cherry-pick its costs.
Latest Record Results Show Apple a Bigger Global Power Than Most Nations|Zachary Karabell|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And Masterpiece continues to "cherry-pick the best of what's on offer in the U.K."
Masterpiece, Icon of PBS, Turns 40|Jace Lacob|January 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cherry-pick

cherry-pick

verb

(tr) to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gaincherry-pick the best routes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cherry-pick
释义	cherry-pick [ cher-ee-pik ] / ˈtʃɛr iˌpɪk / Informal. verb (used with object) to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components. verb (used without object) (in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise. Origin of cherry-pick First recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby cherry-pick cherry bomb, cherry brandy, cherry coal, cherry laurel, cherry pepper, cherry-pick, cherry picker, cherry pie, cherry plum, cherry red, cherry-red spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cherry-pick If you cherry-pick science so that it resonates with your belief system, you are not understanding how science works. The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time\|Scott Bixby\|June 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You cannot cherry-pick facts that are favorable to your argument and ignore the rest. Why the Right Couldn't See the Truth\|\|November 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It is possible to cherry-pick evidence to support any conclusion. Errol Morris’s “A Wilderness of Error” Revisits Jeffrey MacDonald Case\|Raymond Bonner\|August 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Like hundreds of its multinational brethren, Apple also is able to cherry-pick its costs. Latest Record Results Show Apple a Bigger Global Power Than Most Nations\|Zachary Karabell\|April 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And Masterpiece continues to "cherry-pick the best of what's on offer in the U.K." Masterpiece, Icon of PBS, Turns 40\|Jace Lacob\|January 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for cherry-pick cherry-pick verb (tr) to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gaincherry-pick the best routes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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