pigeonhole
n. 鸽舍出入口; 小房间; 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
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.
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.
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。
If you put someone in a particular pigeon-hole, you decide that they belong in a particular category.
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。
1. a specific (often simplistic) category
2. a small compartment
1. place into a small compartment
2. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype;
If you can't come, leave a note in my pigeonhole.
你若不能来,在我的信件格里留张便条。
Captain Henry bothered Slote because he did not quite fit the pigeonhole.
亨利上校有劳斯鲁特费心之处,是因为他不太符合这个框框.
There is a message in his pigeonhole when he returned to the hotel.
当他回到饭店时,他的信件架里有一封信.
It breaks rules and conventions and is impossible to pigeonhole.
它打破规则和惯例,是不可能扣压.
Draft out administrative documents, keep and pigeonhole the department documents.
负责起草行政文件, 并保管和定期归档部门文件资料.