Definition of hand-pick in English:

hand-pick

verb

[with object]usually as adjective hand-picked

Select carefully with a particular purpose in mind.
（为某特定目的）特别挑选；仔细挑选，精选
a small hand-picked group of MPs
经特别挑选的一小批议员。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have no doubts that Ryan was hand-picked to go into the compound and will win just because he used to play professional football.
- Did it all hinge on the creation of an all-powerful executive council, hand-picked by Fontaine to circumvent the chiefs?
- John Negroponte, until recently Ambassador to UN in New York, has been hand-picked for the job.
- Show host Mary Alice Haney hand-picked Childs last week from possible candidates working at the zoo.
- The company boasts of a workforce of over 200 hand-picked translators and a number of senior marketing staff with over eight years in the industry.
- It's as if someone hand-picked the most popular crowd from each school in town because confidence radiates from the kids in the room.
- Just as Jesus hand-picked Simon and Jude for a specific purpose, so has he hand-picked us.
- Each plant was hand-picked, with careful thought given to texture, shape and the colour of the foliage.
- Ironically it was Shier's own new hand-picked team of executives, imported at great expense, who voted him out!
- The selectors have hand-picked those who have the right mentality, such as Damien Martyn and Simon Katich, ahead of the natural blasters.
- A Clapham director who trained at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre has been hand-picked to direct a play at London's Old Vic theatre.
- He was recently hand-picked to co-ordinate the national response by Metropolitan police commissioner Sir John Stevens.
- An ensemble hand-picked by lead singer and songwriter, Davo, the members were chosen based on their work ethic.
- The members of the court are hand-picked by Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
- She was hand-picked by Crawford for one of the toughest jobs in the network.
- Aurene Martin has been serving as acting assistant secretary, hand-picked by Norton.
- She will spend a week relaxing in the Californian sunshine with a select team of stylists hand-picked from across the globe.
- The budding actors were hand-picked from hundreds of young hopefuls who auditioned for the parts at Kendal Town Hall earlier this year.
- And it's not an auspicious debut for Cohn, who was hand-picked by old pal editor John Carroll.
- He was hand-picked for the job by transport secretary Stephen Byers.
Synonyms
specially chosen, specially selected, invited, screened, vetted
choice, elite, select

Rhymes

artic, brick, chick, click, crick, flick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, quick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick

单词	hand-pick
释义	Definition of hand-pick in English: hand-pick verb [with object]usually as adjective hand-picked Select carefully with a particular purpose in mind. （为某特定目的）特别挑选；仔细挑选，精选 a small hand-picked group of MPs 经特别挑选的一小批议员。 Example sentencesExamples I have no doubts that Ryan was hand-picked to go into the compound and will win just because he used to play professional football. Did it all hinge on the creation of an all-powerful executive council, hand-picked by Fontaine to circumvent the chiefs? John Negroponte, until recently Ambassador to UN in New York, has been hand-picked for the job. Show host Mary Alice Haney hand-picked Childs last week from possible candidates working at the zoo. The company boasts of a workforce of over 200 hand-picked translators and a number of senior marketing staff with over eight years in the industry. It's as if someone hand-picked the most popular crowd from each school in town because confidence radiates from the kids in the room. Just as Jesus hand-picked Simon and Jude for a specific purpose, so has he hand-picked us. Each plant was hand-picked, with careful thought given to texture, shape and the colour of the foliage. Ironically it was Shier's own new hand-picked team of executives, imported at great expense, who voted him out! The selectors have hand-picked those who have the right mentality, such as Damien Martyn and Simon Katich, ahead of the natural blasters. A Clapham director who trained at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre has been hand-picked to direct a play at London's Old Vic theatre. He was recently hand-picked to co-ordinate the national response by Metropolitan police commissioner Sir John Stevens. An ensemble hand-picked by lead singer and songwriter, Davo, the members were chosen based on their work ethic. The members of the court are hand-picked by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. She was hand-picked by Crawford for one of the toughest jobs in the network. Aurene Martin has been serving as acting assistant secretary, hand-picked by Norton. She will spend a week relaxing in the Californian sunshine with a select team of stylists hand-picked from across the globe. The budding actors were hand-picked from hundreds of young hopefuls who auditioned for the parts at Kendal Town Hall earlier this year. And it's not an auspicious debut for Cohn, who was hand-picked by old pal editor John Carroll. He was hand-picked for the job by transport secretary Stephen Byers. Synonyms specially chosen, specially selected, invited, screened, vetted choice, elite, select Rhymes artic, brick, chick, click, crick, flick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, quick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, Vic, wick
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