1. To select only the most desirable or favorable items from a group, while ignoring the rest
The company cherry-picked the best candidates from the applicant pool.
A empresa escolheu seletivamente os melhores candidatos do grupo de candidatos.
2. To pick or collect only the ripest or best cherries from a tree
The farmers cherry-picked the ripe cherries in the morning.
Os agricultores colheram apenas as cerejas maduras pela manhã.
3. To select data, facts, or arguments in a biased way to support a particular view
Critics accused the politician of cherry-picking statistics to support his argument.
Críticos acusaram o político de selecionar estatísticas de forma enviesada para sustentar seu argumento.