pigeonholing
v. 把…搁在分类架上( pigeonhole的现在分词 ); 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 system for classifying things into groups