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loophole n.枪眼；小窗；换气孔；漏洞vt.钻空子；开孔 (1) 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。(2) 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。(3) 精明的律师总能找到漏洞。(4) 赠与配偶的礼物是免税的，这是一个天衣无缝的法律漏洞。 There can also be loopholes in politics, where politicians get away with something through a technicality. And if a criminal goes free despite being found guilty of a crime, it might be because of some unforeseen loophole in the law. The original loopholes were narrow slits in a fortress or wall through which defenders could safely shoot arrows — it was seen as an unfair advantage by some, which resulted in the modern meaning of loophole.

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英 ['luːphəʊl] 美 ['luːphoʊl] (1) 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.(2) 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.(3) A good lawyer can always find a loophole.(4) The tax-free gift to the spouse is a perfectly legal loophole. A loophole is an accidental technicality or unclear section of a written document that allows someone to avoid following a rule or fulfilling an obligation. If you've discovered a way to get out of paying taxes on money you made last year, you've found a loophole. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（法律上的）漏洞，空子 A loophole in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal.   [oft N in n]It is estimated that 60,000 shops open every Sunday and trade by exploiting some loophole in the law to avoid prosecution.据估计，每逢周日开门营业的店铺有6万家，通过钻法律漏洞躲避检控。

英语单词	loophole
英美音标	英 ['luːphəʊl] 美 ['luːphoʊl]
中文释义	n.枪眼；小窗；换气孔；漏洞 vt.钻空子；开孔
英语例句	(1) 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. (2) 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. (3) A good lawyer can always find a loophole. (4) The tax-free gift to the spouse is a perfectly legal loophole.
中文例句	(1) 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。 (2) 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。 (3) 精明的律师总能找到漏洞。 (4) 赠与配偶的礼物是免税的，这是一个天衣无缝的法律漏洞。
vocabulary简明	A loophole is an accidental technicality or unclear section of a written document that allows someone to avoid following a rule or fulfilling an obligation. If you've discovered a way to get out of paying taxes on money you made last year, you've found a loophole.
vocabulary扩展	There can also be loopholes in politics, where politicians get away with something through a technicality. And if a criminal goes free despite being found guilty of a crime, it might be because of some unforeseen loophole in the law. The original loopholes were narrow slits in a fortress or wall through which defenders could safely shoot arrows — it was seen as an unfair advantage by some, which resulted in the modern meaning of loophole.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（法律上的）漏洞，空子 A loophole in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal. [oft N in n] It is estimated that 60,000 shops open every Sunday and trade by exploiting some loophole in the law to avoid prosecution. 据估计，每逢周日开门营业的店铺有6万家，通过钻法律漏洞躲避检控。

Loophole Shoot Avoid Found Law 英 Luːphəʊl] 美 Luːphoʊl