n.槍眼;小窗;換氣孔;漏洞
vt.鉆空子;開孔
Another had been shot at a loophole in the very act of firing into the house, and now lay in agony, the pistol still smoking in his hand. 另一個海盜企圖在槍眼向屋里射擊時,自己中彈倒在了地上,此刻正痛苦地躺在那里,手中的槍還在冒煙。
If the mutineers succeeded in crossing the stockade, he argued, they would take possession of any unprotected loophole, and shoot us down like rats in our own stronghold. 他說,如果叛亂分子越過了柵欄,他們會占據(jù)任何無人守衛(wèi)的槍眼,然后像打耗子一樣將我們?nèi)忌渌涝谖覀冏约旱谋纠铩?/p>
A good lawyer can always find a loophole. 精明的律師總能找到漏洞。
The tax-free gift to the spouse is a perfectly legal loophole. 贈與配偶的禮物是免稅的,這是一個天衣無縫的法律漏洞。
漏洞