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单词 loophole
释义
loophole
noun[C]
uk
/ˈluːp.həʊl/us
/ˈluːp.hoʊl/
asmallmistakein anagreementorlawthat gives someone thechancetoavoidhaving to do something:
（协议或法律的）漏洞，空子，破绽
taxloopholes税法的漏洞
Thecompanyemployedlawyerstofindloopholesinenvironmentalprotectionlaws.该公司雇用律师来寻找环境保护法的漏洞。
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(Definition ofloopholefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

loophole| American Dictionary

loophole
noun[C]
us
/ˈlupˌhoʊl/
anopportunitytolegallyavoidanunpleasantresponsibility, usually because of amistakein the wayrulesorlawshave been written:
The newlawisdesignedtoclosemost of thetaxloopholes.
(Definition ofloopholefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

loophole| Business English

loophole
noun[C]
LAW
uk
/ˈluːphəʊl/us
afailuretoincludesomething in anagreementorlaw, whichallowssomeone to do somethingillegalor toavoiddoing something:
Theyplantoclosea loopholethatallowsbusinessestoavoidpayingoffredundantworkers.
a corporate/legal/tax loopholeHe haspledgedtocloseataxloophole that hasallowedUSfirmsto takebusinessandjobsabroad.
a loophole in sthDeterminedlandlordsfounditeasytoexploitloopholes in thelaw.
(Definition ofloopholefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloophole

loophole
Although establishing new schools is not permitted, there is always aloopholethat can be exploited.
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Anotherloopholearose when a pensioner moved and transferred to a different post office.
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The government did its best to close down this constitutionalloophole, telling petitioners that any necessary action would be taken by ministers.
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Technology cannot close everyloopholethat exists in the social fabric.
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Other lucrative areas were to be found in land grabbing, urban real estate, and the exploitation of tax loopholes.
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And thisloopholemay be noloopholeat all, depending upon the details of natural physical laws' metaphysical implementations of indeterminism.
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Not surprisingly, the law has its share of loopholes that will operate in the bureaucracy's favor.
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However, the one-atom-one-event assumption has aloophole: if we cannot duplicate atoms, let us duplicate the events themselves.
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Extradition law was complex and provided alleged war criminals with legal loopholes through which escape might be possible.
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Without a central regulating body, insufficient evaluation may lead to approval of unethical practices and, eventually, procedural loopholes may be used intentionally.
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It too, however, has aloophole; the use of calmative (riot-control) agents for law enforcement is not covered.
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As a result, many loopholes which were intended to be closed, survived or were closed only after longer transitional periods.
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One remedy for this is to close theloopholeby incorporating restrictions on environmental policy into trade agreements.
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Any approach which focuses on procedure as a route to justice25 (municipal or global) has the option of pointing to that category as a 'loophole'.
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The term 'loophole' was used frequently at the time.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithloophole

loophole

These are words often used in combination withloophole.

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gaping loophole
I emphasise that we do not have a gaping loophole; we are further along the road than that.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
huge loophole
That remains, if not ahugeloophole, at least a roadway—probably to the supermarket.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
legal loophole
I want to be doubly sure that there is nolegalloopholewhich could embarrass us all later.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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