hand-pick
hand-pick — 動詞
- hand-pickpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hand-picks3rd person singular
- hand-picking-ing form
- hand-pickedpast simple
1. to decide on a specific person or thing through your own careful choice, because
親自選；精選
為特定目的仔細選出
to decide on a specific person or thing through your own careful choice, because you believe they are best for a particular job, role, or situation
The coach hand-picked Wei to lead the team in the championship match.
教練親自挑選了 Wei 來帶領球隊參加冠軍賽。
hand-pick + infinitive (hand-pick someone to do something)
Fatima was hand-picked for the lead role after impressing the director with her audition.
Fatima 在試鏡中打動了導演，因此被親自選中擔任主角。
passive: be hand-picked for
The committee hand-picked a group of experts to review the new policy proposal.
委員會精心挑選了一組專家來審查新的政策提案。
The CEO hand-picked Ananya as her successor after watching her lead three major projects.
執行長在觀察 Ananya 領導三個大型專案後，親自挑選她作為接班人。
hand-pick + noun phrase (a person) as [role]
Each juror was hand-picked by the lawyers from a pool of over a hundred candidates.
每位陪審員都是由律師從一百多名候選人中親自選出的。
passive: be hand-picked by + agent
- hand-pick a successor
- hand-pick a team
- hand-pick a candidate
- hand-pick members
- hand-pick a jury
- hand-select
nearly identical; slightly less common
- cherry-pick
more informal; can imply picking only the best for unfair advantage
- single out
focuses on isolating one person or thing from a group
文法句型
hand-pick + noun phrase
be hand-picked for something
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice (be hand-picked). The subject doing the selecting is typically a person or group in authority.
常見錯誤
2. to collect fresh fruit, vegetables, or flowers by using only your hands and fing
手工採摘
用手採收作物而非機器
to collect fresh fruit, vegetables, or flowers by using only your hands and fingers, without the help of tools or mechanical harvesters
The farm workers hand-picked the ripe strawberries before sunrise.
農場工人在日出前用手工採摘成熟的草莓。
hand-pick + specific crop (fruit)
Yuki and her family hand-pick tea leaves every spring on their mountain farm.
Yuki 和家人每年春天在他們的山間農場用手工採摘茶葉。
Hand-picked herbs are often more expensive because the process takes much longer.
手工採摘的香草通常價格更高，因為過程耗時更長。
passive attributive: hand-picked + noun
Farmers hand-pick each ripe avocado to avoid bruising the delicate skin.
農民用手工一顆顆採摘成熟的酪梨，以免損傷細嫩的果皮。
hand-pick + delicate crop (reason for manual method)
- hand-pick strawberries
- hand-pick grapes
- hand-pick tea
- hand-pick flowers
- hand-picked produce
- hand-gather
less common; used for wild plants or mushrooms
- hand-harvest
more formal; used in agricultural contexts
- machine-harvest
to collect crops using mechanical equipment
文法句型
hand-pick + noun phrase (fruit, vegetables, flowers)
同根字
- hand-picked形容詞B2
- hand-picking名詞C1