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bureaucracy n.官僚,官僚作风,官僚机构 Bureaucracy has a bad reputation because it has come to mean an organization or government that is chin-deep in red tape and unnecessary procedures. When dealing with a bureaucracy, expect to fill out lots of forms and wait. Bureaucracies are mocked in the hilarious film "Brazil," where people have mind-numbing jobs they do while sitting at desks. Bureaucracy is an organization administered by people behind desks, or bureaus. Bureaus, get it? ★★☆☆☆ 2005.5

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[bju'rɔkrəsi] A bureaucracy is an organization made up of many departments and divisions that are administered by lots of people. If you've ever had to deal with health insurance or financial aid, you're familiar with the dark side of bureaucracy. Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]官僚制度 A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.   [usu pl]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。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]官僚作风；官僚主义 Bureaucracy refers 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.   [disapproval]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。

英语单词	bureaucracy
英美音标	[bju'rɔkrəsi]
中文释义	n.官僚,官僚作风,官僚机构
vocab简明	A bureaucracy is an organization made up of many departments and divisions that are administered by lots of people. If you've ever had to deal with health insurance or financial aid, you're familiar with the dark side of bureaucracy.
vocab扩展	Bureaucracy has a bad reputation because it has come to mean an organization or government that is chin-deep in red tape and unnecessary procedures. When dealing with a bureaucracy, expect to fill out lots of forms and wait. Bureaucracies are mocked in the hilarious film "Brazil," where people have mind-numbing jobs they do while sitting at desks. Bureaucracy is an organization administered by people behind desks, or bureaus. Bureaus, get it?
真题原句	Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]官僚制度 A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials. [usu pl] 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。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]官僚作风；官僚主义 Bureaucracy refers 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. [disapproval] 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。
来源	2005.5

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