loophole

英 [ˈluːphəʊl]

美 [ˈluːphoʊl]

n.  (法律、合同等的)漏洞，空子

复数：loopholes　过去分词：loopholed　过去式：loopholed　

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牛津词典

noun

• （法律、合同等的）漏洞，空子
  a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written which enables people to legally avoid doing sth that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do
  1. a legal loophole
     法律的漏洞
  2. to close existing loopholes
     堵住现有的漏洞

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （法律上的）漏洞，空子
  Aloopholein the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• It appears that's because the company is selling its devices in Germany and found itself a handy loophole.
  看来，这是因为该公司在德国销售其装置和设备发现自己方便的漏洞。
• That's the loophole of our system.
  这就是我说的制度的漏洞。
• I saw her coming through a loophole.
  我通过透光孔看到她来了。
• The new law has closed a loophole that enabled rich corporations to pay no tax.
  新法律堵住了一个使财力雄厚的企业逃税的漏洞。
• In reality, the loophole could not be practically exploited.
  事实上，却难以实际利用这个漏洞。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the meantime, the point also indicated a management and want attention of item, to possibility emergence of loophole and leaked measure to put forward explicit of suggestion.
  同时，也指明了管理的重点和所要注意的事项，对可能出现的漏洞及堵漏措施提出了明确的建议。
• There's a loophole when synchronizing on a mutable field, however, which can break down mutual exclusion.
  然而，易变域的同步中会有一个漏洞，它可能破坏互斥。
• I ain't looking for no loophole.
  我却不是要找漏洞。