[] to choose the best things or people from a group and leave those which are not so good挑选（最好的东西或人）◆Competitors may cherry-pick the most profitable mail services.竞争者可以选择最赚钱的邮件服务。◆He cherry-picked the phone industry for the best people to work with him.他挑选了电话行业以便与最优秀的人共事。▸ˈcherry ˌpicker