loop·hole /ˈluːphəʊl $ -hoʊl/ noun [countableC] SCLa small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do 〔法律中的〕漏洞,空子legal/tax loophole 法律/税收的漏洞
loophole in a loophole in the law 法律上的一个漏洞
n COLLOCATIONSverbsclose/plug a loophole (=change something so that there is no longer a loophole)The president is eager to close tax loopholes for foreign companies.
find a loopholeSome lawyers spend their time simply finding loopholes in existing contracts.
use/exploit a loopholeAirlines may be exploiting legal loopholes in order to employ pilots trained outside the US.
a loophole allows/enables somethingSecurity loopholes allowed the terrorists to plant the bombs unnoticed.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + loopholea legal loopholeThe new law closed a number of legal loopholes.
a tax loopholeThe government lost billions because of a tax loophole.
a gaping loophole (=a very large loophole)There is a gaping loophole in the ban on arms sales to poor countries.