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

• 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。
• The application have be hold up by red tape.
  申请被官僚的繁文缛节所耽搁。
• He cannot get through the red tape.
  但他没法通过那些官僚手续。
• It has constructed a network of regulation and red tape, of which business rightly complains.
  首先是构建了一套繁琐的规章制度，企业对此理所当然地抱怨。
• It has also led to unnecessary red tape and a host of trade barriers.
  同时这也引起了不必要的官僚主义作风和贸易壁垒。
• 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。
• New ways to cut through red tape.
  通过新的方式打破繁文缛节。
• 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。
• 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。
• We don't have time to go through the red tape.
  我们没那么多时间去管政府的繁文缛节。