pigeonhole
[ˈpɪdʒɪnhoʊl]
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;
把…隔成小格;
例句:
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The letter lay unopened in the travel firm's pigeonhole.
那封信被放在旅游公司的文件架上，一直没有拆封。
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If you can't come, leave a note in my pigeonhole.
你若不能来，在我的信件格里留张便条。
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Captain Henry bothered Slote because he did not quite fit the pigeonhole.
亨利上校有劳斯鲁特费心之处,是因为他不太符合这个框框.
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The only problem is deciding what pigeonhole this belongs in.
来自BBC
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It could also be because Noisettes are difficult to pigeonhole.
来自BBC
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But most successful drug control interventions are impossible to pigeonhole.
来自WSJ