pigeonhole
英[ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl]
美[ˈpɪdʒɪnhoʊl]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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N-COUNT
（置于墙上或书桌中的）鸽笼式分类架，信件（或文件）格
A pigeon-hole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep documents.
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VERB
（常指未全面考虑特质或特点地）给…分类，把…归类
To pigeon-hole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics.
例句
He felt they had pigeonholed him...
他感到他们硬把自己划入了某一类人。
I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.
我不想被归类为儿童节目主持人。
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N-COUNT
类别；类型
If you put someone in a particular pigeon-hole, you decide that they belong in a particular category.
例句
Because I had an unusual accent people were not able to put me into a pigeon-hole.
因为我与众不同的口音，人们无法把我归入任何一类。
英汉词典释义
n.
鸽舍出入口
小房间
The tidy committee men regard them with horror,knowing that no pigeonholes can be found for them.
衣冠楚楚的委员们恐怖地看着他们,因为他们知道找不到一个稳妥的地方来安置他们。文件架上的小间隔
vt.
把…搁在分类架上;把…留在记忆中;缓办
把…隔成小格
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a specific (often simplistic) category
2. a small compartment
Verb
1. place into a small compartment
2. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype;
"I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"