| 词汇 | overbook |
| 释义 | overbook verb[ I or T ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈbʊk/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈbʊk/ to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available: 超额订出，超额预订（机位、客房等） The hotel was overbooked.这家酒店已超员预订。 There was no seat for me on the plane, because the airline had overbooked.飞机上没有我的座位，因为航空公司超额售票了。 Tourism & holidays air bridge air corridor amenity kit aparthotel awayday ecotourism escape high season layover mini-break phrase book post-holiday put something up ranger station sightsee stopover tourism tourist trap trailer park youth hostel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making bookings & reservations overbook | Business Englishoverbook verb[ I or T ] uk /ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/us COMMERCE to sell more hotel rooms, seats on an aircraft, etc., than are available: The hotel was overbooked. The airline had overbooked and we were told we would have to take the next flight. overbookingnoun[ U ] Passengers resent being bumped from flights due to overbooking. Examples of overbookoverbook There are very good airline companies - as most of them are, in fact - which, when they have overbooked, take the initiative to offer compensation themselves. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are aware that overbooking will never be reduced to zero by the airlines, because that is how they manage imponderables. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Can it be said that there are certain airlines that make overbooking a matter of professional practice? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English First, if this were done away with and there was not overbooking, by what percentage is it likely that fares would have to rise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are apparently other airline companies, however, who fail to inform their passengers that they have a right to compensation where flights are overbooked. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Is not overbooking a matter of basic contract between carrier and passenger and has not the passenger a right of action against the carrier? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not this provide the means of paying for the expense which the airlines now say compels them to overbook? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The days of waiting helplessly while airlines cancelled, delayed and overbooked flights will soon be over. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These rules shall apply both to cases of 'overbooking', and the cancellation or delay of flights operated by regular and charter airlines. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This scheme is intended to cover off-loading, whether as a result of overbooking policy or otherwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the basis of statistical evidence from previous flights, airlines estimate the probable number of no-shows and overbook accordingly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not make the practice of overbooking illegal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing seems to happen; it is overbooking and it seems to be a matter of simple justice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The overbooking phenomenon has been accentuated by the deregulation of the air sector and fierce competition between companies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I almost did not get on the flight because it was overbooked. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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