n.冗長無聊的廢話；復(fù)雜繁瑣的手續(xù)

=rigamarole.

I've never heard such a rigmarole. 我從來沒聽過像這樣的長篇廢話。

All that academic rigmarole was a waste of time. 所有的理論上的胡言亂語都是浪費時間。

I couldn't face the whole rigmarole of getting a work permit again. 我無法再次面對獲取工作許可證所需的各種冗長復(fù)雜的手續(xù)。

So I went through the rigmarole of booking the tickets again. 因此，我重復(fù)了一遍繁瑣復(fù)雜的機(jī)票預(yù)定程序。