• n. 漏洞；槍眼；換氣孔；射彈孔

原指墻上的小洞，后用于比喻義漏洞。

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.

1. He was consistent in what he said, and there was no loophole.

他說(shuō)話嚴(yán)密, 沒(méi)有漏洞.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(jù)估計(jì)，每逢周日開門營(yíng)業(yè)的店鋪有6萬(wàn)家，通過(guò)鉆法律漏洞躲避檢控。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The head of Job Anderson , the boatswain, appeared at the middle loophole.

水手長(zhǎng) 喬伯 -安德森的腦袋出現(xiàn)在了中間那個(gè)槍眼里.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 金銀島

4. I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.

我走到離我最近的一個(gè)槍眼向外望去.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 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(méi)有.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹