booked up

booked up — 形容詞

1. if a hotel, restaurant, concert, or flight is booked up, all its rooms, tables,

1.形容詞B1
釋義

客滿；售罄

所有座位、房間或票券都已售完

if a hotel, restaurant, concert, or flight is booked up, all its rooms, tables, tickets, or seats have been reserved and none remain available for other people

例句

The hotel was completely booked up for the wedding weekend.

那家旅館在婚禮週末期間完全客滿了。

completely / fully + booked up

Lucía tried to buy concert tickets, but the show was booked up.

Lucía 想買演唱會的票，但那場演出已經售罄了。

booked up referring to events/performances

常見搭配
  • completely booked up
  • fully booked up
  • booked up for
  • already booked up
同義詞
  • fully booked

    slightly more formal, interchangeable in most contexts

  • sold out

    used for tickets and performances; feels more final

  • full

    shorter, less specific; a full hotel might still have cancellations

反義詞
  • available

    describes rooms or seats that can still be reserved

  • free

    used for tables, seats, or time slots that have not been taken

文法句型

be booked up

用法筆記

Only used predicatively after a form of 'be'. Cannot appear before a noun (*a booked-up hotel). For attributive use, say 'a fully booked hotel' instead.

常見錯誤

We found a booked-up hotel near the station.
We found a hotel near the station that was completely booked up.
'booked up' is predicative only and cannot be placed before a noun.

2. when a person says they are booked up, they already have plans for every hour of

2.形容詞B1
釋義

沒空；行程滿

行程已滿，無法再安排其他事情

when a person says they are booked up, they already have plans for every hour of the day and cannot take on any extra work or social commitments

例句

The dentist is booked up until next Tuesday.

那位牙醫到下週二之前都排滿了。

booked up until [date/time]

Reuben is completely booked up this week with back-to-back meetings.

Reuben 這週會議一個接一個，行程完全排滿了。

booked up with [commitments]

常見搭配
  • booked up until
  • booked up with
  • completely booked up
  • booked up all [day/week/weekend]
同義詞
  • busy

    broader and more neutral; less emphatic than 'booked up'

  • tied up

    equally informal but suggests being unavailable for a short period

  • occupied

    slightly more formal; can sound distant in conversation

反義詞
  • free

    having no plans or commitments

  • available

    able to take on work or meet someone

文法句型

be booked up

be booked up with [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Commonly followed by 'with' + noun phrase to specify what fills the time (e.g. 'booked up with meetings'). The 'until' + time/date pattern specifies how long the busy period lasts.

常見錯誤

I am booked up to help you tomorrow.
I am booked up tomorrow, so I cannot help you.
'booked up' does not take an infinitive; state the time constraint separately.