to overbook
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超额预订, 出售的票数超过可用座位数
to sell more tickets or accept more reservations than the available number of seats, rooms, etc.
例子
The airline overbooked the flight, causing passengers to be bumped off.
航空公司超额预订了航班，导致乘客被拒载。
We were told they overbooked the event and there might not be enough space.
我们被告知他们超额预订了活动，可能没有足够的空间。
