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red tape

“red tape”所表达的意思是“繁文缛节”，英文释义为“official rules that seem unnecessary and prevent things from being done quickly and easily”，与“cut”搭配为“cut red tape”意为“减少繁文缛节”。

[例句]

1.There isn't time for you to deal with the red tape.

已经没时间让你去走那些繁琐的程序了。

2.They've also reduced the red tape involved at customs as well.

他们也减少了海关的办事手续。

3.Efficiency is undermined in a jungle of red tape.

由于程序繁琐，效率降低了。

4.With all the red tape I ran into at city hall, it took me three months to get my business license.

我在市政厅遇到了各种官僚主义的麻烦。我花了整整三个月才拿到营业执照。

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red letter day

“red letter day”的意思是“值得庆祝的日子，大喜的日子”，它可以追溯到1700年左右，用教会的日历，日历上用红色标出那些重要的基督教节日和与圣人有关的日子，到18世纪，它除了表示节假日之外，还被用于表示非宗教的具有重大意义的时刻。

[例句]

1.The day our daughter was born was a real red letter day for us.

我们女儿出生的那一天对我们来说真的是非常特别的一天。

2.Yesterday was a red letter day for his whole family.

昨天对他全家人来说是个大喜的日子。

3.Today is a red letter day for us.

今天对我们来说是个值得庆祝的喜庆日子。

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red eye

短语“red eye”直译为“红色的眼睛”，还可以表示“红眼航班，熬夜和哭泣”。一起看一下例句吧！

[例句]

She was running to catch a red-eye to New York.

她急着去赶飞往纽约的红眼航班。

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red as cherry

“red as cherry”的意思是“脸因尴尬、愤怒或身体紧张而极度发红”，这个短语在之前有分享过哦！“red as a poppy、red as a rose、red as a ruby、red as blood”可以表达相近的意思。

[例句]

1.Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a cherry every time you're around!

迈克绝对喜欢你——每次你在他身边，他都会脸红。

2.Sometimes she blushes as red as a cherry.

有时候他的脸一下子就红了。

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