overbook
gb/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/ us/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
B2
إنجليزي
túlfoglal, túlvállalja magát, túlzsúfol
فعل
B2
BUSINESS
1
túlfoglal
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
overbook [a flight/room/event] | overbook [seats/rooms]
The airline overbooked the flight, so several passengers were offered vouchers to take a later one.
A légitársaság túlfoglalta a járatot, ezért több utasnak utalványt ajánlottak fel, hogy egy későbbi járattal utazzanak.
The hotel admitted it had overbooked rooms for the weekend and moved us to a nearby property.
A szálloda elismerte, hogy a hétvégére túlfoglalta a szobáit, és egy közeli szállásra költöztetett minket.
They overbook slightly because a few customers usually cancel at the last minute.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The airline overbooked the flight.
A légitársaság túlfoglalta a járatot.
The hotel overbooked the rooms.
A szálloda túlfoglalta a szobákat.
غلطة شائعة:
Do not confuse with double-book, which means scheduling two appointments for the same time.
المعنى
take more reservations than capacity
تراكيب شائعة
overbook a flight
|overbook the plane
|overbook seats
|overbook a hotel
|overbook rooms
|overbook a train
|deliberately overbook
|slightly overbook
|overbook by ten seats
|be overbooked
مرادفات
oversell (Common in business; emphasizes selling more than you can supply.)
أضداد
limit bookings (Opposite approach: keep reservations within capacity.)
مواضيع
travel
|business
|hospitality
|customer_service
التعريف
to take more bookings than you have space for
To accept or sell more reservations, tickets, or bookings than there are seats, rooms, or spaces available, usually because some people are expected not to show up.
فعل
B2
2
túlzsúfol
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
overbook [yourself/your day/your schedule] | overbook [appointments]
I overbooked my morning and ended up running late to every meeting.
Túlzsúfoltam a délelőttömet, és végül minden megbeszélésre késve érkeztem.
She tends to overbook herself when deadlines pile up.
Hajlamos túlvállalni magát, amikor torlódnak a határidők.
Don’t overbook the first day of the trip—you’ll want time to rest.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I overbooked my day.
Túlzsúfoltam a napomat.
He overbooks himself every week.
Minden héten túlvállalja magát.
غلطة شائعة:
Overbook is about having too many scheduled items; it does not necessarily mean two things at the exact same time (double-book).
المعنى
schedule too many things
تراكيب شائعة
overbook your schedule
|overbook yourself
|overbook your day
|overbook the calendar
|overbook appointments
|overbook meetings
|overbook the afternoon
|overbook the week
|heavily overbooked
|chronically overbooked
مرادفات
overschedule (More general; emphasizes planning too many activities.)
|
overcommit (Focuses on agreeing to too many obligations, not just scheduling.)
أضداد
leave time free (To avoid filling the schedule completely.)
|
underschedule (To plan fewer things than the available time allows.)
مواضيع
daily_life
|work
|time_management
التعريف
to plan too many things in your time
To arrange more appointments, activities, or tasks than can realistically fit into the available time.
فعل
C1
BUSINESS
3
túlzsúfol
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
overbook [a venue/show/event] | overbook [the lineup]
The organizer overbooked the conference and several speakers were cut at the last minute.
A szervező túlzsúfolta a konferencia programját, ezért az utolsó pillanatban több előadót is kivettek belőle.
They overbooked the show, so each band only got a 20-minute set.
Túlzsúfolták a műsort, ezért minden zenekarnak csak 20 perces fellépés jutott.
The club overbooked the night and the headliner didn’t go on until after midnight.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
They overbooked the show.
Túlzsúfolták a műsort.
المعنى
book too many acts or guests
تراكيب شائعة
overbook the lineup
|overbook the venue
|overbook a show
|overbook the program
|overbook the schedule
|overbook the stage
|overbook the conference agenda
مرادفات
overprogram (Often used for events; emphasizes too much content in the schedule.)
أضداد
keep the lineup light (To book fewer people so the schedule has room.)
مواضيع
arts
|events
|business
التعريف
to book too many people for an event
To book more performers, speakers, or guests for an event than the event schedule or venue can accommodate.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
overbook
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
US/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
المقاطع والنبر
over - book (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: overbook
- 3rd Person Singular: overbooks
- Present Participle: overbooking
- Past: overbooked
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
overbooks
verb
overbooking
verb
overbooked
verb
Related words
book
verb A1
booking
noun
Negative and opposite forms
underbook
verb
تعبيرات
overbooked flight
1/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt flˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
flight with too many bookings
a flight with more passengers booked than seats
أمثلة
- Because it was an overbooked flight, the gate agent asked for volunteers to take a later departure.
- We got bumped off an overbooked flight and arrived the next day.
- They warned us that the evening flight was likely to be an overbooked flight.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- This is an overbooked flight.
- The flight is overbooked.
overbooked hotel
1/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt hoʊtˈɛl/
fixed phrase
hotel with no available rooms
a hotel that took too many reservations
أمثلة
- We arrived late and found out it was an overbooked hotel, so they moved us to another place.
- The receptionist apologized and explained that it was an overbooked hotel night because of the festival.
- Avoid this overbooked hotel during holiday weekends.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The hotel is overbooked.
overbooked schedule
1/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt skˈɛd͡ʒul/
fixed phrase
too many things planned
a schedule with too many plans
أمثلة
- With an overbooked schedule, she barely had time to eat lunch.
- I need to cancel something—my schedule is overbooked this week.
- An overbooked schedule makes it hard to deal with surprises.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My schedule is overbooked.