1. | 信件格；开口文件格one of a set of small boxes that are fixed on a wall and open at the front, used for putting letters, messages, etc. in; one of a similar set of boxes that are part of a desk, used for keeping papers, documents, etc. in |
If you can't come, leave a note in my pigeonhole. 你若不能来，就在我的信件格里留张便条。 |
1. | ~ sb (as sth) 将（某人）轻率分类；主观划分（某人）为to decide that sb belongs to a particular group or type without thinking deeply enough about it and considering what other qualities they might have |
He has been pigeonholed as a children's writer. 他硬被归入儿童文学作家之列。 |
2. | ~ sth 搁置；将…束之高阁；不予处理to decide to deal with sth later or to forget it |
Plans for a new school have been pigeonholed. 建新学校的计划搁在一边了。 |
