| 词汇 | rigmarole |
| 释义 | rigmarole noun[ U ] disapproving(US alsorigamarole)uk /ˈrɪɡ.mə.rəʊl/ us /ˈrɪɡ.mə.roʊl/ a long set of actions or words without any real purpose: （毫无意义的）繁琐费时的手续；冗长的废话 The customs officials made us go through the (whole) rigmarole of opening up our bags for inspection.海关官员让我们打开行李，进行了一番繁琐的检查。 Inconvenience a pain (in the neck)idiom a pain in the arse/backsideidiom aggravation aggro awkward bother bulky disturbance fuss hassle have fun and gamesidiom imposition incommode more trouble than it's worthidiom nuisance palaver pinprick tempest untoward untowardly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Nonsense rigmarole | American Dictionaryrigmarole noun[ Cusually sing ] us/ˈrɪɡ·məˌroʊl/(alsorigamarole, us/ˈrɪɡ·ə·məˌroʊl/) a long, complicated, or silly process: You have to go through this whole rigmarole before you can register for a course. Examples of rigmarolerigmarole If people want to go on enjoying the pageantry, the uniforms and all the rest of the rigmarole, they can use a drag hunt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely the whole rigmarole of different private pension schemes with different rights be overtaken by something much more far-reaching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would point out to my noble friend below the gangway that there is no rigmarole here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are being plunged into a massive rigmarole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He avoided dealing with the point of substance and went into a whole rigmarole of form, and rather sketchy form at that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All my friends in the building industry tell me that the amount of work and labour required to compute this complicated rigmarole is almost unbelievable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least this winter—it has been a mild winter—pensioners have had the cash to pay their heating bills without all that rigmarole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people should not have to go through such a tortuous rigmarole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we come with a whole rigmarole of tests which are to be applied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will there be an end to the unfortunate rigmarole of last week? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they have to be subjected to all this rigmarole and paraphernalia, what will happen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he knows them, he must know that many of them would never go through all the rigmarole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So what does all this rigmarole amount to? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under clause 21(8) such people have to go through the whole rigmarole of a court hearing in order to obtain their rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if the inspectors are not satisfied, the zoo must go through the rigmarole of applying for a new licence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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