| 单词 | double-booking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdouble-booking double-book v. (transitive and intransitive) to make or accept two reservations, engagements, or applications for (a seat, room, etc.), esp. as an insurance against cancellation or failure of one of them (cf. overbook v.); to make simultaneous or overlapping appointments; hence double-booking n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > be simultaneous with [verb (transitive)] > double-book double-book1970 the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [noun] > simultaneous or contemporary event > double-book double-book1970 the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [noun] > causing to be simultaneous > double-booking double-booking1970 society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > register [verb (transitive)] > twice double-book1970 1970 Times 17 Aug. 5 Even when we double-booked the rooms once and had to turn people away, they said ‘Never mind, dear, we know it's not your fault.’ 1976 Milton Keynes Express 4 June 18/4 Last year the show was advertised but the puppeteer had to call it off because he had double-booked. 1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 24 July 70/1 Irresponsible passengers can well be expected to increase their double-booking activities. 1981 Business Week 7 Sept. 46/2 Some companies have already started to double-book cargo space with both NASA and the Paris-based ESA. 1983 Economist 6 Aug. 25/3 Clerks double-book their barristers in the hope that one of the cases will be settled before getting to court. 1984 Computers & Electronics Dec. 80/3 The calendar..alerts you to conflicts of double booking by filling in exclamation points in a disputed time slot. < as lemmas |
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