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（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.
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（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。
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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。