| 词汇 | overbooked |
| 释义 | overbooked past simple and past participle ofoverbook 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 caravanning ecotourism escape high season layover mini-break package tour phrase book post-holiday put something up ranger station sightsee stopover tourism tourist trap You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making bookings & reservations Examples of overbookedoverbooked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We are therefore only too well aware of overbooked, delayed flights and poor service, as well as the resultant frustration. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If a scheduled flight is overbooked, there are laws which entitle me to a seat on the next flight and cash compensation of at least£130. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 Many a consumer dream may fly on, but they are hopelessly overbooked. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Our charter plane now helps out the commercial airline when it is overbooked, which is very satisfactory. 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 The days of waiting helplessly while airlines cancelled, delayed and overbooked flights will soon be over. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I almost did not get on the flight because it was overbooked. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We spent 19 months in trying to get publicity for this scheme, plus notices at airports and airtickct outlets merely informing travellers that they might be overbooked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They go on tours only to find that the hotel does not exist or that it is overbooked or that it is nothing like the brochure says. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Current railway network is overbooked almost all of the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are numerous hotels in the town itself, and beds are abundant though usually overbooked in the summer months. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Still, the sudden surge in travellers caused flights to become overbooked in the immediately aftermath of liberalization. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was the studio's first choice for the role, but they were reluctant to offer her the part, considering her overbooked schedule. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The overbooked play however failed mainly due to the cast which left it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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