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bureaucratic

/bjʊrəkrætɪk/

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relating to complicated official rules and procedures

官僚的；行政程序繁琐的

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Bureaucratic delays kept the clinic from opening on time.
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繁琐的行政程序使诊所未能按时开业。
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