red tape

名词 red tape:

1. needlessly time-consuming procedure
   同义词：bureaucratic procedure

1. The Australian joint venture has been 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。
2. The application has been held up by red tape.
   申请被官僚的繁文缛节所耽搁。
3. He hated red tape.
   他讨厌繁文缛节。