red tape
英 [ˌred ˈteɪp]
美 [ˌred ˈteɪp]
n. 繁文缛节; 官僚作风
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 繁文缛节；官僚作风
official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 繁文缛节;官僚作风
You refer to official rules and procedures asred tapewhen they seem unnecessary and cause delay.- The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
能用的那点儿小钱被繁文缛节拖得遥遥无期。
- The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
英英释义
noun
- needlessly time-consuming procedure
双语例句
- You can expect to experience delays or additional red tape if you deal with institutions.
如果在公共机构工作则可能经历延期或者额外的红头文件。 - No legal red tape just my ass.
不会受到起诉的，只是我的屁股。 - The government has taken a lot of measures to cut through red tape and improve work efficiently.
政府已经采取了很多政策来去除繁文缛节和提高工作效率。 - Before I want to play I saw a row in front of me little girl was working personnel department on the red tape, so she stood in bamboo stage looked at below suddenly she stood there can't jump.
还没有等我想玩我就看见一个排在我前面的小女孩被工作人员系上了红带子，她站到竹台上望着下面忽然她站在那里不敢跳了。 - Professional partnerships can benefit from Neptune's creativity and ability to maneuver through bureaucracy and red tape.
专业的伙伴关系可以受益于海王星的创造力和机动能力，通过官僚作风和繁文缛节。 - I had to go through a lot of red tape to get a refund.
我必须办理许多繁琐的手续才能获得退款。 - They say the ministry's red tape has delayed many promising research leads.
他们说，部长的官样文章已经拖延了许多有希望的研究项目。 - AMES: I don't have to go through a lot of red tape.
艾米斯：我没必要经过那么多的繁文缛节。 - New ways to cut through red tape.
通过新的方式打破繁文缛节。 - He managed to cut through the red tape and get me a new passport in a couple of hours.
他设法简化了繁琐的手续，只用了两三个小时就为我拿到了护照。