bureaucracy

英 [bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi]

美 [bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi]

n. 官僚主义; 官僚作风; 官僚体制; 实行官僚体制的国家

Collins.2 / BNC.4420 / COCA.4976

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noun

官僚主义；官僚作风
the system of official rules and ways of doing things that a government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated
1. unnecessary/excessive bureaucracy
  不必要的官僚式繁文缛节；过分的官僚作风
官僚体制；实行官僚体制的国家
a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected; a country with such a system
1. the power of the state bureaucracy
  国家官僚体制的权力
2. living in a modern bureaucracy
  生活在一个现代官僚体制中

N-COUNT 官僚制度
Abureaucracyis an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
1. State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.
  国家的官僚体制往往会扼杀人们的事业心和积极性。
N-UNCOUNT 官僚作风；官僚主义
Bureaucracyrefers to all the rules and procedures followed by government departments and similar organizations, especially when you think that these are complicated and cause long delays.
1. People usually complain about having to deal with too much bureaucracy.
  人们经常抱怨不得不应付太多的繁文缛节。

noun

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
nonelective government officials
Synonym:bureaucratism

Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need.
对我来说，宗教是介于人与上帝之间的官僚机构，那是我不需要的。
It has relaxed visa requirements, cut back bureaucracy, and is offering subsidies for big foreign investors.
该国放宽了签证要求，削减了官僚程序，并向外国大型投资者提供补贴。
Bureaucracy may be said as a disease in our very vitals.
官僚主义可说是我们的心腹之患。
He tried to penetrate the layers of bureaucracy.
他设法打通了层层官僚关节。
In some organizations bureaucracy and politics overshadow constructive logic.
在一些组织中，官僚主义和政治遮蔽了建设性的逻辑。
They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy
他们面对一大堆繁文缛节。
The information revolution, and particularly the internet, is having a noticeable impact in reducing bureaucracy.
信息革命，尤其是互联网，对减少官僚主义产生了显著的影响。
They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy
他们正努力精简本来繁冗复杂的官僚体制。
I would be ground down between the Congress and the increasingly assertive bureaucracy.
我将被国会和日益武断的官僚机构压挤得透不过气来。
Rough terrain and local bureaucracy are obstacles to drawing capital.
崎岖的地形和地方官僚主义作风，构成了吸引资金的障碍。