loop·hole
noun/ˈluːphəʊl/
/ˈluːphəʊl/
- loophole (in something) a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do
（法律、合同等的）漏洞，空子 - a legal/tax loophole
法律／税收的漏洞 - a law designed to close any loopholes in tax
为填补税收漏洞的法律
Extra Examples- People who don't want to pay tax will exploit any loophole.
不想纳税的人总是千方百计地钻空子。 - a loophole enabling workers to take unnecessary sick leave
使工人可以在不必要的情况下休病假的漏洞 - a loophole in the regulations
规章制度中的漏洞 - the gaping loopholes in our gun laws
我国枪支法律中的巨大漏洞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- security
- tax
- …
- create
- open
- find
- …
- allow somebody/something
- enable somebody/something
- let somebody/something
- …
- loophole in
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an arrow slit): from obsolete loop ‘embrasure’ + hole. - a legal/tax loophole