red-tape
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay. (官方的) 繁文縟節[表不滿]
The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape. 可支配的那點點錢都花在官僚主義的繁文縟節上了。
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