Rigmarole
[ ['rigmərəul] ]
出国 Abroad
n. 冗长的废话, 繁琐费时的手续\\na. 冗长的, 无条理的
📝 例句
all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time.
所有的理论上的胡言乱语都是浪费时间。
She told me some rigmarole or other about having lost her keys.
她向我拉拉杂杂说了一大套关于丢失钥匙的事。
go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms
通过填表这一整套繁琐的程序.
I've never heard such a rigmarole.
我从来没听过像这样的长篇废话.
To give a long rigmarole
叨絮不休
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
rigmarole
n[C usu sing通常作单数]
(derog 贬)
1 (unnecessarily) complicated procedure （不必要的）复杂手续
go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms 通过填表这一整套繁琐的程序.
2 long wandering story or statement 冗长而离题的故事或叙述
I've never heard such a rigmarole. 我从来没听过像这样的长篇废话.
🗣️ 情景例句
Or did you forget to give it to me?
或许是你忘了给我吧？
He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.
他总能想出个理由来让他们再耽误上一个月。
If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC386, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one.
如果我们买一台较小的IBM386的话，过几年可能就得换一台较大的机子。