Red-tape
adj. 官样文章的，繁文缛节的; 虚文褥节
🧩 词语组成解析
red
[red]
adj. 红色的;（脸）涨红的;烧红的;红头发的;
n. 红色;红衣服;红颜料;红葡萄酒;
tape
[tep]
n. 带子;胶带，磁带;卷尺;
vt. 用带子捆起来;录音;
vt.& vi. 录音;
🗣️ 情景例句
I need a new supply of razors and shaving cream.
我需要新的剃须刀和剃须膏。
Hi, Jack, where do you live now?
你好，杰克，你现在住哪儿？
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。