pigeonholed
past simple and past participle ofpigeonhole
| 单词 | pigeonholed |
| 释义 | pigeonholed past simple and past participle ofpigeonhole pigeonhole verb[T] uk/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.həʊl/us/ˈpɪdʒ.ən.hoʊl/usuallydisapproving to have an oftenunfairideaof whattypesomeone or something is: He is afilmproducerwho can't beconvenientlypigeonholed. to put something away orleaveit until alatertime: Consultantsfoundtheexperiencefrustrating-theirreportswere onlypartlyimplemented, or,worsestill, just pigeonholed. Classifying and creating order
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Delaying and wasting time Examplesofpigeonholedpigeonholed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Since the mid-1980s, exchanges have beenpigeonholedand professionalised into something very different from the sweeping utopian projects of the postwar period. From theCambridge English Corpus Not every lexical item in a language allows itself to be so neatlypigeonholed, but is your lexicographer deterred? From theCambridge English Corpus It is then much easier to understand that real molecules and minerals cannot always bepigeonholedinto one or another type. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether positive or negative, each resident waspigeonholedby a single, all-encompassing label, which thus became a metonymy of that person, a sign of their entire personality. From theCambridge English Corpus They paid lip service to regeneration but werepigeonholedand never implemented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Reports which are unwelcome or uncomfortable are simply shelved orpigeonholed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were onlypigeonholedover the course of the morning. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The fact that he says that any recommendation will have consideration now is proof that they arepigeonholedand do not go to him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are other frauds, or frauds as they would be defined elsewhere in the world, which are not so clearlypigeonholed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are the work and staff returns which are sent into regional headquarters ever looked at or are they reallypigeonholed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Government or policy, when they arepigeonholedfor all time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why has a national trial to assess the impact of the drug on disability beenpigeonholed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is, therefore, no question of our havingpigeonholedits report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We produced a report, which has beenpigeonholed, which contained recommendations about the manner in which labour should be used in the dockyards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am appalled at the fact that their work may in fact bepigeonholed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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