单词 | catch-all |
释义 | catch-all Word forms: catch-alls regional note: in AM, also use catchall countable noun A catch-all is a term or category which includes many different things. Globalisation is a catch-all to describe increased international trade. Indigestion is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress. Collocations: catch-all term He defines street dance as 'a catch-all term for the latest dance moves', and traces its history back to break dance in the 1980s. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A catch-all term referring to injuries and health problems caused by playing computer and console games. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The catch-all term that has settled into use for this sort of work is ' outsider art'. Times, Sunday Times (2013) |
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