loophole meaning in English
1.(堡垒的)枪眼；窥孔。
2.逃路；〔尤指〕(用来摆脱义务、不遵守法律、不履行合同等的)遁词，借口，(契约中的)漏洞；欺骗性圈套。
Examples
- He was consistent in what he said , and there was no loophole .
他说话严密，没有漏洞。 - Through an arrow loophole he commanded a view upon the farther side .
他从一个箭洞里可以观察到那边的动静。 - There was now no loophole of escape for straggling and daring individuals .
现在已经团团合围，没有一线之路可供离散的及敢于冒险的人逃脱。 - He was misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole .
他用非所学，事事失算，处处出错，把一切全忽略了，造成了种种漏洞。 - This act closed a loophole that had previously allowed mergers based on acquisition of a corportation's assets as opposed to its stock .
这个法令堵塞了过去法律中的一个漏洞，即允许在获得一个公司的资产而不是股票的基础上进行合并。