柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • 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.
  • 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。
  • 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。
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. a system for classifying things into groups