请教下挑肥拣瘦用英文怎么说

比如某某干活的时候总是挑肥拣瘦
红薯上清一色beggars can't be choosers
chatgpt翻译的特别literal “pick the fat and choose the lean” 让人怀疑。。。

比如某某干活的时候总是挑肥拣瘦
红薯上清一色beggars can't be choosers
chatgpt翻译的特别literal “pick the fat and choose the lean” 让人怀疑。。。

lotusea 发表于 2023-10-07 18:34

Nit picking

通俗点，可以用 be picky about sth

picky

回复 1楼lotusea的帖子 查了下 a nitpicker 是吹毛求疵 挑剔可以用下面这些词 finicky (adj. overparticular) choosy. fastidious. fussy. scrupulous. squeamish. critical. dainty. difficult.

Nit picking
pwwq 发表于 2023-10-07 18:38

感觉更像鸡蛋里挑骨头的意思

回复 5楼facet的帖子
也许cherry picking 更接近一些，但好像也差点意思

回复 5楼facet的帖子
也许cherry picking 更接近一些，但好像也差点意思

lotusea 发表于 2023-10-07 18:44

cherry picking是精挑细选，或内部指定的，如This guy was cherry picked by his boss to get this position.

cherry picking是精挑细选，或内部指定的，如This guy was cherry picked by his boss to get this position.
smile1234 发表于 2023-10-07 18:56

对，cherry pick 是个好词，这样 pick 出来的是好东西

这样的人是weasel. So he/she is weaseling out.

Finicky?