"red tape" in Chinese (Simplified)
繁琐的手续官僚作风
Definition
繁杂的规定和程序,特别是在政府或官方机构中,会导致延误或让事情变得比实际需要的更复杂。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“red tape”常用来贬义批评官僚主义或过于复杂的流程,常见于正式和非正式语境,搭配“cut/reduce red tape”(减少繁琐手续)等表达,主要指政府或机构办事难。
Examples
It takes a long time to get a visa because of all the red tape.
因为各种**繁琐的手续**,签证办理需要很久。
Small businesses struggle with too much red tape.
小企业常常被太多的**繁琐手续**困扰。
We have to fill out a lot of forms because of red tape.
因为**繁琐的手续**,我们要填写很多表格。
If there wasn’t so much red tape, we’d get things done a lot faster.
要不是有这么多**繁琐的手续**,我们早就做好了。
They promised to cut the red tape for new housing projects.
他们承诺要为新住房项目减少**繁琐的手续**。
Applying for benefits is such a headache because of all the red tape involved.
申请福利特别麻烦,因为涉及一堆**繁琐的手续**。