loophole

loophole读音音标

英 [ˈlu:phəʊl]

美 [ˈluphoʊl]

loophole意思解释

n.

漏洞；

枪眼；

观察孔；

变形

复数：loopholes

英英释义

n.

an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Another had been shot at a loophole in the very act of firing into the house, and now lay in agony, the pistol still smoking in his hand.另一个海盗企图在枪眼向屋里射击时，自己中弹倒在了地上，此刻正痛苦地躺在那里，手中的枪还在冒烟。If the mutineers succeeded in crossing the stockade, he argued, they would take possession of any unprotected loophole, and shoot us down like rats in our own stronghold.他说，如果叛乱分子越过了栅栏，他们会占据任何无人守卫的枪眼，然后像打耗子一样将我们全都射死在我们自己的堡垒里。A good lawyer can always find a loophole.精明的律师总能找到漏洞。The tax-free gift to the spouse is a perfectly legal loophole.赠与配偶的礼物是免税的，这是一个天衣无缝的法律漏洞。