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单词 overbook
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overbook
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈbʊk/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈbʊk/
tosellmoreticketsorplacesfor anaircraft,holiday, etc. than areavailable:
超额订出，超额预订（机位、客房等）
Thehotelwas overbooked.这家酒店已超员预订。
There was noseatfor me on theplane, because theairlinehad overbooked.飞机上没有我的座位，因为航空公司超额售票了。
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(Definition ofoverbookfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overbook| Business English

overbook
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/us
COMMERCE
tosellmorehotelrooms,seatson anaircraft, etc., than areavailable:
Thehotelwas overbooked.
Theairlinehad overbooked and we were told we would have to take the nextflight.

overbooking

noun[U]
Passengersresentbeingbumpedfromflightsdueto overbooking.
(Definition ofoverbookfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverbook

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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.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are aware that overbooking will never be reduced to zero by the airlines, because that is how they manage imponderables.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Can it be said that there are certain airlines that make overbooking a matter of professional practice?
FromEuroparl 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?
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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.
FromEuroparl 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would not this provide the means of paying for the expense which the airlines now say compels them tooverbook?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The days of waiting helplessly while airlines cancelled, delayed and overbooked flights will soon be over.
FromEuroparl 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.
FromEuroparl 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On the basis of statistical evidence from previous flights, airlines estimate the probable number of no-shows andoverbookaccordingly.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The overbooking phenomenon has been accentuated by the deregulation of the air sector and fierce competition between companies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I almost did not get on the flight because it was overbooked.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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