A catchall is a drawer, a cupboard, or some other spot where you drop small things that have no proper home: rubber bands, spare keys, old tickets, a charger that belongs to nobody. It is the junk-drawer idea — one place that 'catches all' the bits.

A catchall is a drawer, a cupboard, or some other spotcatchall是一個抽屜、櫃子，或其他地方 where you drop small things that have no proper home你會把沒有固定位置的小東西丟進去： rubber bands, spare keys, old tickets, a charger that belongs to nobody像是橡皮筋、備用鑰匙、舊票根、不知道是誰的充電器。It is the junk-drawer idea這就是雜物抽屜的概念 — one place that 'catches all' the bits一個『收集所有雜物』的地方。

This spelling as one word is common in American English for the physical place. Though actually the hyphenated catch-all is the same family of thought, just used more often for words, rules, and leftover categories than for furniture.

This spelling as one word這種連寫成一個字的拼法 is common in American English在美式英文裡很常見 for the physical place用來指這種實際的地方。Though actually不過其實 the hyphenated catch-all加上連字號的catch-all is the same family of thought是同一家族的概念， just used more often for words, rules, and leftover categories只是更常用在字詞、規則和剩下的分類上 than for furniture而不是家具。

If someone says 'the catchall in the kitchen,' they mean a place, not a law. Some households have more than one: a bowl by the door, a drawer in the hall, a box in a cupboard.

If someone says 'the catchall in the kitchen,'如果有人說『the catchall in the kitchen』， they mean a place, not a law他們指的是一個地方，不是一條規則。Some households have more than one有些家庭不只一個： a bowl by the door, a drawer in the hall, a box in a cupboard像是門邊的碗、走廊的抽屜、櫃子裡的箱子。