pigeon-hole的意思

pigeon-hole

pigeon-hole (n.): also pigeonhole, 1570s, "a small recess for pigeons to nest in," from pigeon + hole (n.). Meaning "a compartment in a writing desk," etc. is from 1680s, based on resemblance. The verb is from 1840 literally; figurative sense of "label mentally" is from 1870.
[Y]ou will have an inspector after you with note-book and ink-horn, and you will be booked and pigeon-holed for further use when wanted. ["Civilisation--The Census," "Blackwood's Magazine," Oct. 1854]
Related: Pigeonholed.

1. A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.: 一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。

2. I don't care where the money comes from — that's not my pigeon.: 我不管钱从哪儿来,那不是我的事.

4. A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.: 一只鸽子沿着屋顶大摇大摆地走, 有节奏地咕咕叫.