overbook
gb/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/ us/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
B2
Ingles
túlfoglal, túlvállalja magát, túlzsúfol
PANDIWA
B2
BUSINESS
1
túlfoglal
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The airline overbooked the flight.
A légitársaság túlfoglalta a járatot.
The hotel overbooked the rooms.
A szálloda túlfoglalta a szobákat.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Do not confuse with double-book, which means scheduling two appointments for the same time.
Kahulugan
take more reservations than capacity
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
oversell (Common in business; emphasizes selling more than you can supply.)
Mga kasalungat
limit bookings (Opposite approach: keep reservations within capacity.)
Mga tema
travel
|business
|hospitality
|customer_service
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
B2
2
túlzsúfol
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I overbooked my day.
Túlzsúfoltam a napomat.
He overbooks himself every week.
Minden héten túlvállalja magát.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Overbook is about having too many scheduled items; it does not necessarily mean two things at the exact same time (double-book).
Kahulugan
schedule too many things
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
overschedule (More general; emphasizes planning too many activities.)
|
overcommit (Focuses on agreeing to too many obligations, not just scheduling.)
Mga kasalungat
leave time free (To avoid filling the schedule completely.)
|
underschedule (To plan fewer things than the available time allows.)
Mga tema
daily_life
|work
|time_management
Depinisyon
to plan too many things in your time
To arrange more appointments, activities, or tasks than can realistically fit into the available time.
PANDIWA
C1
BUSINESS
3
túlzsúfol
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They overbooked the show.
Túlzsúfolták a műsort.
Kahulugan
book too many acts or guests
Mga kolokasyon
overbook the lineup
|overbook the venue
|overbook a show
|overbook the program
|overbook the schedule
|overbook the stage
|overbook the conference agenda
Mga kasingkahulugan
overprogram (Often used for events; emphasizes too much content in the schedule.)
Mga kasalungat
keep the lineup light (To book fewer people so the schedule has room.)
Mga tema
arts
|events
|business
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
overbook
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
US/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
Mga pantig at diin
over - book (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: overbook
- 3rd Person Singular: overbooks
- Present Participle: overbooking
- Past: overbooked
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
overbooks
verb
overbooking
verb
overbooked
verb
Related words
book
verb A1
booking
noun
Negative and opposite forms
underbook
verb
Mga ekspresyon
overbooked flight
1/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt flˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
flight with too many bookings
a flight with more passengers booked than seats
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The hotel is overbooked.
overbooked schedule
1/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt skˈɛd͡ʒul/
fixed phrase
too many things planned
a schedule with too many plans
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- My schedule is overbooked.