Rigmarole
[ ['rigm?r?ul] ]
出國 Abroad
n. 冗長的廢話, 繁瑣費時的手續\\na. 冗長的, 無條理的
?? 例句
all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time.
所有的理論上的胡言亂語都是浪費時間。
She told me some rigmarole or other about having lost her keys.
她向我拉拉雜雜說了一大套關于丟失鑰匙的事。
go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms
通過填表這一整套繁瑣的程序.
I've never heard such a rigmarole.
我從來沒聽過像這樣的長篇廢話.
To give a long rigmarole
叨絮不休
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
rigmarole
n[C usu sing通常作單數]
(derog 貶)
1 (unnecessarily) complicated procedure （不必要的）復雜手續
go through the whole rigmarole of filling out forms 通過填表這一整套繁瑣的程序.
2 long wandering story or statement 冗長而離題的故事或敘述
I've never heard such a rigmarole. 我從來沒聽過像這樣的長篇廢話.
??? 情景例句
when I think I'll be returning to the boutique.
我打算什么時候回去時裝店工作。
John wakes in the morning to the aroma of coffee.
約翰在早晨會因為咖啡的香味而醒來。
He's picking the apples on that tree. He's putting them in a basket.
他在摘那棵樹上的蘋果。他正在把蘋果放進一只籃子里。