Word
catchall
杂物容器；装杂物的容器或地方
核心释义
a container or receptacle for odds and ends
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装杂物的容器/地方；截流器
n. an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
装杂物的容器/地方；截流器；总受器；分沫器
用法In use
I keep a small catchall on the hall table for keys, glasses, and loose change.
用法提示：catchall 是名词，指收纳零碎物品的容器。
Her desk drawer is a catchall for old receipts, sticky notes, and pens that no longer work.
用法提示：这里 catchall 作名词，表示装各种杂物的容器或地方。
We bought a woven catchall for the bathroom to hold combs, lotions, and hair ties.
用法提示：catchall 在句中作名词，指用于装零碎物品的收纳容器。
a catchall for sth
catchall 是可数名词，常与 for 连用，说明所收纳的零碎物品。
Keep a catchall for keys and loose change by the door.
在门边放一个装杂物的地方，用来放钥匙和零钱。
use sth as a catchall
这个结构表示把某物当作收纳杂物之用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- catchall drawer
- 杂物抽屉
- I keep my keys in the catchall drawer by the front door.我把钥匙放在前门旁的杂物抽屉里。
- catchall bin
- 杂物箱
- She tossed the loose screws into a catchall bin on the workbench.她把散落的螺丝扔进工作台上的杂物箱里。
- catchall basket
- 杂物篮
- The catchall basket near the sofa collects remote controls and reading glasses.沙发旁的杂物篮用来收纳遥控器和老花镜。
- catchall tray
- 杂物托盘
- A catchall tray on the entrance table holds coins and sunglasses.门口桌子上的杂物托盘放着硬币和太阳镜。
- catchall for
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
catch（抓住）+ all（全部）→ 把零碎杂物全都揽进同一个容器里。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居收纳、办公桌面、工作间/车库 该词作名词时多指随手放杂物的容器或角落，语气比较中性，不算正式术语，也不粗俗；比较常见于家居、办公桌或工作间等日常收纳场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These -all words all end in the same /ɔːl/ sound as the final syllable of 'catchall', but because 'catchall' is stressed on its first syllable /kætʃ-/, none of them is a true rhyme. 'catcall' (/ˈkætkɔːl/) looks very similar to 'catchall' but replaces /tʃ/ with /k/, so it is a spelling lookalike, not a rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.