official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly 繁文缛节；官僚作风 All ministers are agreed on the need to cut bureaucratic red tape. 所有部长都同意有必要削减官僚主义的繁文缛节。 You have to go through endless red tape to get a residence permit. 你必须通过没完没了的繁文缛节才能获得居留证。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2He says he was almost put out of business by Government red tape. 他说政府的繁文缛节几乎让他破产。 Plans may take longer and involve more red tape than you expect. 计划实施起来也许比预料中花更长时间，手续更繁杂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- administrative
- bureaucratic
- government
- …
- cut
- reduce
- be entangled in
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: so named because of the red or pink tape used to bind official documents.
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See also: red tape
red tape noun
⇨ bureaucracy
red tape
Things that make things difficult: problem, obstacle, complication...
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