pigeonhole
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.həʊl/us/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.hoʊl/one of a set ofsmallboxes,openat thefront, in whichlettersandmessagesareleftfor differentpeople:
鸽笼式分类架；信件格；文件格Leave thereportinmy pigeonhole when you'vereadit.你看完后把报告放在我的分类架里。
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Communications - the postal system
- addy
- care ofidiom
- collection box
- consignee
- delivery
- direct mail
- first class
- Freepost
- letterbox
- mail slot
- mailbag
- postage
- postbox
- postmark
- self-addressed
- shipping and handling
- stamp
- window
- zip code
Idiom
putsomething/someonein a pigeonhole
pigeonhole
verb[T]
uk/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.həʊl/us/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.hoʊl/usuallydisapproving
to have an oftenunfairideaof whattypesomeone or something is:
把…不公平地分类He is afilmproducerwho can't beconvenientlypigeonholed.他是个电影制片人，不能把他简单地归于哪一类。
to put something away orleaveit until alatertime:
搁置，留置Consultantsfoundtheexperiencefrustrating-theirreportswere onlypartlyimplemented, or,worsestill, just pigeonholed.顾问们感到相当沮丧——他们的报告只是被部分实施，或更糟糕地只是束之高阁。
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- lay
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- nest
- set out
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
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Delaying and wasting time