loophole
- 英式英标[\'luphol]
- 美式音标[\'luːphəʊl]
中文词源
loophole 观察孔，漏洞
原指墙上的小洞，后用于比喻义漏洞。
英文词源
- loophole (n.)
- also loop-hole, mid-15c., from Middle English loupe "opening in a wall" for shooting through or admitting light (c. 1300), perhaps related to Middle Dutch lupen "to watch, peer;" + hole (n.). Figurative sense of "outlet, means of escape" is from 1660s.
实用例句
- 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