That's great. I'll come back right after the formalities.

All these formalities are overelaborate.

这些手续真啰嗦.

She didn't like the formality of the party.

她不喜欢宴会拘泥的礼节.

He was already assured of the job and his interview was a mere formality.

他已经确保有那项工作,他的面试仅仅是形式.

I found the formality of the occasion irritating.

我觉得这种场合的繁文缛节十分讨厌.

How can the formality be settled if it keeps being put off?

要是一个劲地宽展下去,到什么时候才能办好手续 呀 .

The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations.

这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。

Formality is one way of doing so.

而言语规范正是保持距离的方法之一.

In some ways, the official opening is a formality.

从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。

He is a stickler for formality.

他是一个拘泥礼节的人.

The manager reacted against the formality of his predecessor.

那位经理一反前任的刻板拘泥而行之.

Why all this formality?

干吗这么大规矩?

As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.

作为一名美国人，她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。

Here's your receipt. You are through with the custom formality.

这是您的收据. 您已办完海关手续了.

Fill out the form first. This is the formality we have to follow.

先填写表格, 这是必须的手续.

We must take a serious attitude in summing up our work, and not just make it a mere formality.

总结工作要认真, 不要走过场.

It's a formality which we have to go through.

它是我们必须办理的一项手续.

If he was her equal, why did he behave so without formality?

如果他与她平等相待, 他为什么举止无拘无束 呢 ?

The manager's signature was just a formality.

经理的签字只是一种形式.

I still need to complete one formality.

我还要办一道手续.

You should go through the legal formality.

你应该办理合法手续.