名詞 red tape:

1. needlessly time-consuming procedure
   同義詞：bureaucratic procedure

1. The Australian joint venture has been hold up by government red tape.
   澳大利亞的合資企業(yè)由于政府的繁文縟節(jié)而被耽擱。
2. The application has been held up by red tape.
   申請被官僚的繁文縟節(jié)所耽擱。
3. He hated red tape.
   他討厭繁文縟節(jié)。