loophole
n.
槍眼;小窗;換氣孔;漏洞
vt.
鉆空子;開孔
英語翻譯 Noun:
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an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
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a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
造句
用作名詞(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.
另一個海盜企圖在槍眼向屋里射擊時,自己中彈倒在了地上,此刻正痛苦地躺在那里,手中的槍還在冒煙。
- 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.
他說,如果叛亂分子越過了柵欄,他們會占據任何無人守衛的槍眼,然后像打耗子一樣將我們全都射死在我們自己的堡壘里。
- A good lawyer can always find a loophole.
精明的律師總能找到漏洞。
- The tax-free gift to the spouse is a perfectly legal loophole.
贈與配偶的禮物是免稅的,這是一個天衣無縫的法律漏洞。
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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out
出
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dodge
避開
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get-out
逃走
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gap
缺口
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ambiguity
模棱兩可
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excuse
原諒
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escape
逃跑
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outlet
出路
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mouth
嘴
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