pigeonhole /ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl/ (alsopigeon-hole)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A pigeonhole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep documents. (墙上挂的) 信件架; (书桌上摆放的) 文件格
• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） To pigeonhole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics. (常指不考虑所有特性地) 给…分类

  例：

  He felt they had pigeonholed him.

  他感觉他们已经将他归入某一类了。