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catchall

/kach-awl/US // ˈkætʃˌɔl //

补给品,补习班,补给站,补给箱

Related Words

comprehensive全面,全面的,综合,综合性broad广泛的,广泛,宽泛的,宽广的across-the-board全面的,全局性,全场,全盘all-around全能的,全面的,全能,全面blanket毯子,毯状物,覆盖面,毛毯encyclopedic百科全书,百科全书式,百科全书式的,百科全书类full全程,全员,全,全文general一般,总体,普通,一般情况global全球,全球性的,全球的,全球性overall总体,整体,总体而言,总的来说sweeping扫荡,扫除,扫地,清扫umbrella伞,伞状,雨伞,伞状物whole全部,全部的in toto总的来说,总体上说,全部都是,总的来说是wall-to-wall墙到墙,墙对墙,墙到墙的,墙对墙的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
    • : something that covers a wide variety of items or situations: The list is just a catchall of things I want to see or do on vacation.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : covering a wide variety of items or situations: The anthology is a catchall collection.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininclusive
Synonyms
broad广泛的,广泛,宽泛的,宽广的comprehensive全面,全面的,综合,综合性across-the-board全面的,全局性,全场,全盘all the options所有选项,所有的选项,所有的选择,所有选择all together齐心协力,一齐,齐心合力,一并all-around全能的,全面的,全能,全面ball-of-waxblanket毯子,毯状物,覆盖面,毛毯encyclopedic百科全书,百科全书式,百科全书式的,百科全书类full全程,全员,全,全文general一般,总体,普通,一般情况global全球,全球性的,全球的,全球性in toto总的来说,总体上说,全部都是,总的来说是overall总体,整体,总体而言,总的来说sweeping扫荡,扫除,扫地,清扫umbrella伞,伞状,雨伞,伞状物wall-to-wall墙到墙,墙对墙,墙到墙的,墙对墙的whole全部,全部的without exception无一例外地,无一例外,无一例外的,无一例外都是

Examples

  • Opponents of CRT now invoke it as a catchall term for any discussion of systemic racism.

  • Exploiting that uncertainty, there has been an effort on the right to use the phrase as something of a catchall for nearly any discussion of or focus on race that might trigger frustration.

  • They took “carel” and spat out the word “curry” as a catchall for the food their local cooks would make for them.

  • Tracking assignments in a written planner allows students to keep all their assignments in one streamlined place and acts as a catchall, particularly when they have teachers who communicate in different ways.

  • Defensive runs saved, a catchall FanGraphs metric that measures players in relation to the average, ranks Schwarber as baseball’s second-worst left fielder since 2017.

  • Kocurek said he was told he had been terminated “for cause,” a catchall term that allows dismissal for just about any reason.

  • An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.

  • This department is a catchall for a lot of items, and it hides a lot of leaks and wastes in business.

  • The IMF's propensity to provide a "catchall" one-measure-fits-all panacea is nothing short of shortsighted and disastrous.

  • Most of you in this Chamber didn't know what was in this catchall bill and report.

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