booked
booked — verb
- bookedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bookeds3rd person singular
- bookeding-ing form
- bookededpast simple
1. to arrange in advance to use a seat, room, ticket, service, or performer at a fu
to arrange in advance to use a seat, room, ticket, service, or performer at a future time
Christopher booked train tickets to Tainan before the holiday weekend.
book + tickets before a future date
Layla booked a dentist appointment for the first day of summer camp.
The school booked a small theatre for the parents' music show.
We booked early because the island ferries sell out fast in July.
- cancel
to decide not to keep a reservation that was already made
文法句型
book + room/seat/ticket/table/appointment
book for + time
book early
用法筆記
This sense usually takes a direct object such as a room, table, flight, or appointment. Without an object, the place or service is often understood from the situation, as in 'We booked early.'
常見錯誤
2. to officially write down a person's offence; in sports, to record a player's rul
to officially write down a person's offence; in sports, to record a player's rule break as part of a formal warning
The referee booked Lukas for kicking the ball away after the whistle.
book + player + for + rule break
Airport police booked the driver after finding stolen phones in his bag.
police use: record an offence officially
The officer booked two fans for fighting outside the stadium gates.
Rachid was booked for a late tackle near the penalty area.
- clear
to decide a person did not break the rule or law
文法句型
book + person + for + offence
be booked for + foul/crime
用法筆記
In police contexts, this verb focuses on entering the offence into an official record, not simply arresting the person. In football, it is often used in the passive pattern 'be booked for + foul' and usually implies a yellow-card warning.
常見錯誤
booked — adjective
- bookedpositive
- bookedercomparative
- bookedestsuperlative
1. already reserved for someone, or having no free places left because all spaces h
already reserved for someone, or having no free places left because all spaces have been reserved
Jiwoo asked whether the window seats on Friday's train were already booked.
be booked = already reserved
The clinic is fully booked this afternoon, so the nurse offered Friday instead.
fully booked = no spaces available
Élise found a cheaper hotel, but every family room was booked.
Christopher showed the usher his booked seat number before the concert started.
- reserved
closest for something already set aside for a person or purpose
- unavailable
broader; it does not always mean the place was reserved in advance
- sold out
used more for tickets or products than for hotel rooms or clinics
- available
still open for people to reserve or use
文法句型
be booked
fully booked
booked + seat/room/table
用法筆記
Before a noun, 'booked' usually describes a specific thing that has already been reserved, such as a seat or room. In the phrase 'fully booked', it describes a place or service with no spaces left.