red tape

英 [ˌred ˈteɪp]

美 [ˌred ˈteɪp]

n.  繁文缛节; 官僚作风

法律

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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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• needlessly time-consuming procedure
  Synonym:bureaucratic procedure

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Every day I see the two-headed monster of tax and red tape.
  每天都得与税和红章这两头怪兽打交道。
• Red tape has delayed the progress of our program.
  官僚作风延迟了我们计划的进展。
• They focus merely on tax cuts and slashing red tape.
  他们只着眼于在减税和简化官方繁文缛节。
• In only around 20 countries has the total duration of dealing with 'red tape' gone up.
  只有大约20个国家处理这些繁文缛节的总时长有所增加。
• He cannot get through the red tape.
  但他没法通过那些官僚手续。
• The Australian joint venture have be hold up by government red tape.
  澳大利亚的合资企业由于政府的繁文缛节而被耽搁。