The original meaning of loophole was a long narrow window in the wall of a castle, through which arrows could be fired against attackers. It acquired its modern meaning in the late 17th century.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOOPHOLE | LOOPHOLE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤legal, security, tax法律漏洞;安全漏洞;稅收空子➤big, gaping, glaring, huge大漏洞;巨大的漏洞◇the gaping loopholes in our gun laws我國槍支法律中的巨大漏洞VERB + LOOPHOLE➤create, open造成漏洞◇This created a loophole that people might exploit to escape conviction.這造成了漏洞,人們可能借機逃脫罪責。➤find找到漏洞▸➤exploit, use鑽空子◇People who don't want to pay tax will exploit any loophole.不想納稅的人總是千方百計地鑽空子。➤close, plug, tighten堵上漏洞◇a law designed to close any loopholes in the tax system旨在堵上稅收體系漏洞的法律LOOPHOLE + VERB➤allow sb/sth, enable sb/sth, let sb/sth漏洞使得⋯成為可能◇a loophole enabling workers to take unnecessary sick leave使工人可以在不必要的情況下休病假的漏洞PREPOSITION➤loophole in⋯中的漏洞◇a loophole in the regulations規章制度中的漏洞