| 单词 | loophole |
| 释义 | loophole (once / 2173 pages) n A loophole is an accidental technicality or unclear section of a written document that allows someone to avoid following a rule or fulfilling an obligation. If you've discovered a way to get out of paying taxes on money you made last year, you've found a loophole. There can also be loopholes in politics, where politicians get away with something through a technicality. And if a criminal goes free despite being found guilty of a crime, it might be because of some unforeseen loophole in the law. The original loopholes were narrow slits in a fortress or wall through which defenders could safely shoot arrows — it was seen as an unfair advantage by some, which resulted in the modern meaning of loophole. WORD FAMILYloophole: loopholes USAGE EXAMPLESThe limits of the loophole are unclear, she said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Trade in ivory was banned internationally in 1989, but a loophole allowed southern African countries to hold occasional legal sales of their ivory stockpiles. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Seattle experiment should be carefully watched to see if this superficially appealing idea simply creates new campaign-finance loopholes. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation Hyper ambiguity an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context 2n a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons Hyper hole an opening deliberately made in or through something |
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