overbook
英 [??v?'b?k]
美[,ov?'b?k]
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?overbooks;過去式:?overbooked;過去分詞:?overbooked;現(xiàn)在分詞:?overbooking;
助記提示
1. over- "above normal" + book "預(yù)定".
中文詞源
overbook 超額預(yù)訂over-,超過，過度，book,預(yù)訂。
英文詞源
- overbook (v.)
- "to sell more tickets than there are seats," 1903, from over- + book (v.); originally in reference to theaters. Related: Overbooked; overbooking.
雙語例句
- 1. Planes are crowded, airlines overbook, and departures are almost never on time.
- 飛機擁擠不堪，航空公司超額售票，起飛時間幾乎從未準點過。
來自柯林斯例句