rigamarole

• 名词，指冗长、复杂、繁琐的流程或程序；也指一连串混乱、啰嗦且毫无意义的话语。

A noun referring to a long, complicated, and confusing process or set of procedures, or a series of confused and meaningless statements.

1. Confused or meaningless talkB2informalamerican

   A set of confused, rambling, or meaningless statements or words.

   胡言乱语

   • He gave me some rigamarole about why he was late.
   • I didn't understand a word of his rigamarole.
   • Stop all that rigamarole and tell me the truth.

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2. Complicated procedureB2informalamerican

   A long, complicated, and confusing process or set of instructions.

   繁文缛节

   • I had to go through all the rigamarole of filling out forms.
   • The visa application was a complete rigamarole.
   • We don't need all that rigamarole just to get a simple permit.

   同义词bureaucracybusinesscarry onhooplamumbo jumbononsenseperformanceprocedureprocessproductionred taperoutinesong and dance