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
1. He was consistent in what he said, and there was no loophole.
他说话严密, 没有漏洞.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The head of Job Anderson , the boatswain, appeared at the middle loophole.
水手长 乔伯 -安德森的脑袋出现在了中间那个枪眼里.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
4. I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
我走到离我最近的一个枪眼向外望去.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
5. He saw no solution of anything -- not a loophole left.
他想不出有什么 出路 --连一条缝隙也没有.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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。
