pigeonhole

[US]/'pɪdʒɪnhəʊl/
[UK]/'pɪdʒɪnhol/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

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
Word Forms
过去分词pigeonholed
复数pigeonholes
现在分词pigeonholing
第三人称单数pigeonholes
过去式pigeonholed

Phrases & Collocations

get pigeonholed

被死板思维限制

avoid being pigeonholed

避免被死板思维限制

Example Sentences

to put someone in a pigeonhole

把某人分类

avoid being pigeonholed into a specific role

避免被固定在特定角色中

pigeonhole a book in the library

在图书馆里把一本书归类

don't pigeonhole me based on my appearance

不要根据我的外表把我定性

the project doesn't fit neatly into any pigeonhole

这个项目不容易被归类

Real-world Examples

The inner part was divided into pigeonholes, all bulging with papers.

里面被分成了一个个的信件格,全部塞满了文件。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

I think it says a lot of what athletes can do that we're not just pigeonholed to sports.

我认为这说明了很多运动员能做的事情,我们不只是被归类于体育。

Source: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

But it's not so easy to pigeonhole these days.

不过现在却没那么容易区分开来。

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Our room faced the lobby, and there were these pigeonhole mailboxes.

我们的房间正对着大厅,那里放着一些信箱邮箱。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

When you label yourself as shy like that, your pigeonholing your entire personality.

当你给自己贴上害羞之类的标签时,就局限了自己的整个性格。

Source: Science in Life

Those projects were all so indelible in their way that I could imagine being pigeonholed was a problem.

这些项目都是如此不可磨灭,以致于我可以想象被归类是一个问题。

Source: New York Times

Later, he pilfered some pigeons from another's pigeonhole.

后来,他又从别人的鸽巢里偷鸽子。

Source: Pan Pan

If you advertise how much wealth you own, people might make assumptions about you or pigeonhole you into harmful stereotypes.

宣扬自己拥有的财富,会让他人对你做出假设认定,或将你看做不良的刻板印象。

Source: Science in Life

Yeah, I don't think you can pigeonhole.

是的,我不认为你可以归类。

Source: Sway

She was sorting, marking, and pigeonholing various papers and envelopes.

她正在整理、标记和归类各种文件和信封。

Source: Medium-rare steak

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