loophole
英['lu?ph??l]
美['luphol]
- n. 漏洞；槍眼；換氣孔；射彈孔
詞態變化
復數:?loopholes;
中文詞源
loophole 觀察孔，漏洞
原指墻上的小洞，后用于比喻義漏洞。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He was consistent in what he said, and there was no loophole.
- 他說話嚴密, 沒有漏洞.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. It is estimated that 60,000 shops open every Sunday and trade by exploiting some loophole in the law to avoid prosecution.
- 據估計，每逢周日開門營業的店鋪有6萬家，通過鉆法律漏洞躲避檢控。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The head of Job Anderson , the boatswain, appeared at the middle loophole.
- 水手長 喬伯 -安德森的腦袋出現在了中間那個槍眼里.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
- 4. I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
- 我走到離我最近的一個槍眼向外望去.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
- 5. He saw no solution of anything -- not a loophole left.
- 他想不出有什么 出路 --連一條縫隙也沒有.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹