Definition: official rules that do not seem necessary and make things happen very slowly Level: C2
我们需要消除所有这些繁文缛节。
We need to cut through all this ___red ___tape.
处理这些繁琐手续是个令人筋疲力尽的过程。
Dealing with the ___red ___tape was an exhausting process.
由于官僚主义的繁文缛节，这个项目被延误了数月。
The project was delayed for months due to bureaucratic ___red ___tape.
