| 单词 | pigeon |
| 释义 | pigeon 1. n. 1. any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, esp. Columba livia, often domesticated and bred and trained to carry messages etc.; a dove (cf. rock-pigeon). 2. a person easily swindled; a simpleton. Phrases and idioms pigeon-breast (or -chest) a deformed human chest with a projecting breastbone. pigeon-breasted (or -chested) having a pigeon-breast. pigeon-fancier a person who keeps and breeds fancy pigeons. pigeon-fancying this pursuit. pigeon-hawk = MERLIN. pigeon-hearted cowardly. pigeon-hole n. 1. each of a set of compartments in a cabinet or on a wall for papers, letters, etc. 2. a small recess for a pigeon to nest in. --vtr. 1. deposit (a document) in a pigeon-hole. 2. put (a matter) aside for future consideration or to forget it. 3. assign (a person or thing) to a preconceived category. pigeon pair Brit. 1. boy and girl twins. 2. a boy and girl as sole children. pigeon's milk 1. a secretion from the oesophagus with which pigeons feed their young. 2. an imaginary article for which children are sent on a fool's errand. pigeon-toed (of a person) having the toes turned inwards. Derivatives pigeonry n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF pijon f. LL pipio -onis (imit.) 2. n. 1. = PIDGIN. 2. colloq. a particular concern, job, or business (that's not my pigeon). |
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