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.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The pigeon homed from a distance of 100 miles.
鸽子从百英里之外返回窝巢.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.
