音标:['rigmәrәul] ;
n. 冗长的废话, 繁琐费时的手续
a. 冗长的, 无条理的
n. a set of confused and meaningless statements
n. a long and complicated and confusing procedure
词型变化:名词复数形式 : rigmaroles
考试类型:[GRE]
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rigmarole的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I've never heard such a rigmarole.我从来没听过像这样的长篇废话。
  2. All that academic rigmarole was a waste of time.所有的理论上的胡言乱语都是浪费时间。
  3. This rigmarole may provide passing entertainment.这些胡言乱语也许不过是暂时的消遣。
  4. I couldn't face the whole rigmarole of getting a work permit again.我无法再次面对获取工作许可证所需的各种冗长复杂的手续。
  5. So I went through the rigmarole of booking the tickets again.因此,我重复了一遍繁琐复杂的机票预定程序。

经典引文

  • Difficult to stop this rigmarole of explanation.

    出自:D. Welch
  • This story of yours is becoming rather a rigmarole.

    出自:A. Powell
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