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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典
red tape
[NOUN]
1. [U 不可数名词] （官方的）繁文缛节
You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay.
双语例句
例：The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
可支配的那点点钱都花在官僚主义的繁文缛节上了。