overbook

overbook

美 [ˌoʊvərˈbʊk]  英 [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbʊk]

  • v.超额预订(飞机座位或旅馆客房)
  • 网络超额订出;超售;预定过多

词形变化

第三人称单数:overbooks  现在分词:overbooking  过去式:overbooked  

同义词

英汉双解

v.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
超额预订(飞机座位或旅馆客房)to sell more tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel than there are places available
The flight was heavily overbooked.
该班机售票大大超出机位数量。

英汉解释

v.
1.
预订(机票等)超出所需要的数量,超量预定

英英解释

v.

例句

We focused on making this a guys trip where we didn't overbook our time with trying to see too many sites or visit too many courses.

我们努力把这打造成一次男士们的旅行,避免在游览景点或是拜访太多球场上浪费时间。

Clerk: Actually it's a common practice to overbook, as passengers often don't take their flight as scheduled.

其实超额预定是航空公司普遍的做法,因乘客并不一定按计划乘坐航班。

Having the ability to overbook means that the airlines can keep fares lower.

超额预定机票可以使航空公司将票价定得低些。