英 [ˌred ˈteɪp] 美 [ˌred ˈteɪp]
官僚主义的繁文缛节或程序，阻碍事务的进行
red tape //
不可数名词 You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay. (官方的) 繁文缛节
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。
needlessly time-consuming procedure
繁文缛节
（二）就综合补助款而言，规划、主计、审计或其它官样文章的 繁文缛节 （ red tape ）是相对减少的，用意就是要减少对受补助者的监督及控制。
... 痼习 inveterate habit 官僚习气 red tape 过度学习 overfitting ...
官样文章（red tape）的米老鼠。 是艺术而非科学，反之亦然。
... 官样文章式地通过 rubberstamp 官样文章，繁琐的程序 red tape 官样文章的, 繁文缛节的 tape ...
繁文缛节；官样文章
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。
I've given up trying to get a visa; there is too much red tape involved.
我不想再去搞签证了，繁文缛节太多。
Red tape is being cut.
繁文缛节正被削减。
They cut through all the red tape and they finally made it happen. And there it is.
VOA : special.2009.09.11
Working in Russia can be full of bureaucratic red tape for the average citizen.
VOA : standard.2009.08.04
In Washington the mouse saviors are trying to get the medical industry entangled in red tape.
And it increases the amount of red tape and the role of governments in international trade.
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The rebuilding has been delayed by continued aftershocks, red tape and battles over insurance payouts.