rigamarole
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/ˈrɪɡəmərəʊl/
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/ˈrɪɡəmərəʊl/
noun
R
A series of complicated and often unnecessary steps or procedures.
I don't want to go through the rigamarole of filling out all those forms again.
我不想再经历填写所有这些表格的繁琐过程。
R
A long and complicated story or explanation.
He gave us some rigamarole about why he was late, but we didn't believe him.
他给了我们一些关于他为什么迟到的繁琐解释，但我们并不相信他。
translation
繁琐程序, 冗长叙述