bureaucracy

1. N-COUNT A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials. 官僚體制

State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative. 國家官僚體制會壓抑人的進取心和積極性。

2. N-UNCOUNT 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. 官僚作風(fēng)[表不滿]

People usually complain about too much bureaucracy. 人們通常會抱怨過多的官僚作風(fēng)。