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单词 bolthole
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bolthole
noun[C]
UK(alsobolt-hole)
uk
/ˈbəʊlt.həʊl/us
/ˈboʊlt.hoʊl/
aplacethat you can go to when youwantto get away fromyourusuallifeandescapefrom otherpeople:
藏身处；隐蔽处
Thehotelisfamousfor being Winston Churchill'sfavouritebolthole.这家酒店因为曾是温斯顿•丘吉尔最喜欢的避世之处而闻名于世。
Irememberlongingfor a bolthole,somewheretoescapeto.我记得自己曾渴望有一个避风港，一个可以避世的地方。
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  • Shedreamedof having acountrybolthole.
  • London hasturnedinto afavouritebolthole for theinternationalbusinesselite.
  • Thecottageissmallinside, but it could be theperfectbolt-hole.
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(Definition ofboltholefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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I hope that, from 2004, the digital tachograph will prevent black sheep from finding new boltholes!
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We all know that various individuals are, understandably, going to various boltholes.
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I simply do not believe that boltholes cannot be blocked up with reasonable dispatch.
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The same standards need to be applied across the world; if boltholes and weaknesses are discovered in certain places, the money will flow there.
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They cannot be allowed to establish new bases and boltholes.
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Tax evasion has increased sevenfold over the past seven or eight years and tax avoidance schemes, tax boltholes and tax loopholes are running riot throughout the country.
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In other words, out of a sense of panic they were looking for aboltholein which they could ensure their survival.
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I can think of nothing more dangerous than to inscribe budgetary discipline simultaneously with theboltholewhich enables us to evade it.
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Many firms outside the zones have moved into the zones and the net effect is that they are used as a taxbolthole.
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No similarboltholeexists for us today.
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Legislation to ensure that the rules are used for their intended purpose, and not as an unworthyboltholefor the dishonest, may benefit the cause of freedom.
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I support the thrust of these amendments in trying to fill anotherboltholein which some people will seek to hide in order to avoid tackling some of these issues.
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