pigeonhole sb/sth as sth
常用于描述媒体或他人给人或事物贴标签,往往带有不公平或过于简化的意味。
The press pigeonholed him as a one-issue candidate.
媒体把他归为只关注单一议题的候选人。
搁置;暂缓考虑;把……放入分类格;分格存放;归档;整理备用;给……建分类格;把……分成小格;在某地建造鸽舍(名词义1或3.1);也指将某地细分为鸽舍。
to place someone or something into a category or class, especially in a way that makes unjustified or restrictive assumptions; to label
在某地建造鸽舍(名词义1或3.1);也指将某地细分为鸽舍。
To construct pigeonholes (noun sense 1 or 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
将信件、文件或其他物品放入鸽舍或小隔间;也指通过放入鸽舍来整理或分类物品。
To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
安排物品以备将来参考或使用。
To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
将建议、提案或其他事项搁置以备将来考虑,而不是立即处理;搁置。
To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
将某人或某物置于概念类别或类中,尤其是以不合理的假设或限制性方式;分类,归类,贴标签。
To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
一般现在时
They pigeonhole people based on their accents.
他们根据口音对人进行分类。
一般过去时
The manager pigeonholed the proposal without review.
经理没有审查就把提案搁置了。
现在进行时
She is pigeonholing all the documents into folders.
她正在把所有文件归档到文件夹中。
分类,归档;把...束之高阁
The manager tends to pigeonhole his employees based on their age.
经理往往根据年龄来划分他的员工。
用法提示:pigeonhole 用作动词,表示刻板分类。
Her innovative proposal was pigeonholed by the committee for months.
她的创新提案被委员会搁置了数月。
用法提示:pigeonholed 是过去分词,表示被搁置或忽视。
Critics accuse the education system of pigeonholing students into narrow categories.
批评者指责教育系统将学生划入狭窄的类别。
用法提示:pigeonholing 是现在分词,表示正在进行的分类行为。
常用于描述媒体或他人给人或事物贴标签,往往带有不公平或过于简化的意味。
The press pigeonholed him as a one-issue candidate.
媒体把他归为只关注单一议题的候选人。
被动形式更常见,强调被外界强加分类,常带不满语气。
She hates being pigeonholed as a children's writer.
她讨厌被归类为儿童文学作家。
此义指把提案、计划等推迟处理,而不是字面上放入格子。
Lawmakers pigeonholed the bill until the next session.
议员们把这项法案搁置到下一次会期。
grammar · medium
易错句子The proposal pigeonholed by the committee last year.
正确表达The proposal was pigeonholed by the committee last year.
英语被动语态必须由“be + 过去分词”构成,而汉语的“被……”没有对应的助动词,学习者常因此漏掉 be。这里主语 proposal 是动作的承受者,且时间为 last year,需用一般过去时的被动 was pigeonholed。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her colleagues pigeonholed her to be a shy girl.
正确表达Her colleagues pigeonholed her as a shy girl.
pigeonhole 表示“把某人定型为/归结为某类人”时,固定搭配是 pigeonhole sb as sth,as 后直接接名词性成分,不用“to be”结构;汉语“把她当成……”里的“当成”不能直译成 to be。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bill has been pigeonholed since five years.
正确表达The bill has been pigeonholed for five years.
表示持续时间用 for + 时间段,since 只能接时间点(如 since 2020)。汉语“已经五年了”不区分这两种情况,学习者容易误用 since;本句 five years 是时间段,须用 for。
shelve 与 pigeonhole 都有“搁置”义,但 shelve 中性、最常见,只表示把事情放到一边暂不处理;pigeonhole 更强调把事项归入某个“格子”里等待,常暗示被忽视或无限期拖延,且不如 shelve 常用。
classify 是按明确标准做中性的分类;pigeonhole 作“归类”时往往带贬义,指用片面假设把人或事限制在某一类别里,暗含不公平或过于简化。
stereotype 的对象多是人或群体,强调形成固定、笼统的印象;pigeonhole 强调把某人限定在某一类别或角色中、使其难以摆脱,动作上更接近“硬归入某一格”。两者都能带贬义,但 stereotype 侧重印象内容,pigeonhole 侧重分类的限制性。
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