英语

overbook

gb/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/ us/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
B2 英语
义项
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动词 business B2 action
1

take more reservations than capacity

to take more bookings than you have space for

用法模式: overbook [a flight/room/event] | overbook [seats/rooms]
常见错误:
Do not confuse with double-book, which means scheduling two appointments for the same time.
近义词
oversell (Common in business; emphasizes selling more than you can supply.)
反义词
limit bookings (Opposite approach: keep reservations within capacity.)
搭配
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
主题
travel |business |hospitality |customer_service
例句
  • The airline overbooked the flight, so several passengers were offered vouchers to take a later one.
  • The hotel admitted it had overbooked rooms for the weekend and moved us to a nearby property.
  • They overbook slightly because a few customers usually cancel at the last minute.
学习者例句
  • The airline overbooked the flight.
  • The hotel overbooked the rooms.
动词 B2 action
2

schedule too many things

to plan too many things in your time

用法模式: overbook [yourself/your day/your schedule] | overbook [appointments]
常见错误:
Overbook is about having too many scheduled items; it does not necessarily mean two things at the exact same time (double-book).
近义词
overschedule (More general; emphasizes planning too many activities.) | overcommit (Focuses on agreeing to too many obligations, not just scheduling.)
反义词
leave time free (To avoid filling the schedule completely.) | underschedule (To plan fewer things than the available time allows.)
搭配
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
主题
daily_life |work |time_management
例句
  • I overbooked my morning and ended up running late to every meeting.
  • She tends to overbook herself when deadlines pile up.
  • Don’t overbook the first day of the trip—you’ll want time to rest.
学习者例句
  • I overbooked my day.
  • He overbooks himself every week.
动词 business C1 action
3

book too many acts or guests

to book too many people for an event

用法模式: overbook [a venue/show/event] | overbook [the lineup]
近义词
overprogram (Often used for events; emphasizes too much content in the schedule.)
反义词
keep the lineup light (To book fewer people so the schedule has room.)
搭配
overbook the lineup |overbook the venue |overbook a show |overbook the program |overbook the schedule |overbook the stage |overbook the conference agenda
主题
arts |events |business
例句
  • The organizer overbooked the conference and several speakers were cut at the last minute.
  • They overbooked the show, so each band only got a 20-minute set.
  • The club overbooked the night and the headliner didn’t go on until after midnight.
学习者例句
  • They overbooked the show.
语法
词典原形
overbook
IPA
GB/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
US/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
音节与重音
over - book (2 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (over)
词形变化
Verb
  • Base: overbook
  • 3rd Person Singular: overbooks
  • Present Participle: overbooking
  • Past: overbooked
词族
Forms
overbooks verb overbooking verb overbooked verb
Related words
book verb A1 booking noun
Negative and opposite forms
underbook verb
相关表达

overbooked flight

1
/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt flˈaɪt/
fixed phrase

flight with too many bookings

a flight with more passengers booked than seats

例句
  • 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.

overbooked hotel

1
/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt hoʊtˈɛl/
fixed phrase

hotel with no available rooms

a hotel that took too many reservations

例句
  • 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.

overbooked schedule

1
/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊkt skˈɛd͡ʒul/
fixed phrase

too many things planned

a schedule with too many plans

例句
  • 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.

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