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漏洞

lòu dòng · lou dong

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Meaning

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  1. leak
  2. hole
  3. gap
  4. loophole
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A loophole in the sale

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)打折(dǎzhé)活动(huódòng)有(yǒu)个(gè)漏洞(lòudòng)！

    Dengdeng, this sale has a loophole!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)漏洞(lòudòng)？

    What loophole?

  3. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)，比(bǐ)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)还(hái)便宜(piányi)！

    Buying two is cheaper than buying one!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)多(duō)买(mǎi)几个(jǐge)吧(ba)！

    Then let's buy a few more!

  5. Liangliang

    来不及(láibují)了(le)，老板(lǎobǎn)刚(gāng)发现(fāxiàn)漏洞(lòudòng)，已经(yǐjīng)改价(gǎijià)了(le)。

    Too late. The boss just spotted the loophole and changed the price.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

黑(hēi)客(kè)很(hěn)会(huì)利(lì)用(yòng)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)安(ān)全(quán)措(cuò)施(shī)的(de)漏(lòu)洞(dòng)。

Hackers are adept at exploiting loopholes in computer security measures.

02

这(zhè)不(bú)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)漏(lòu)洞(dòng)，而(ér)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)没(méi)有(yǒu)写(xiě)进(jìn)文(wén)档(dàng)的(de)特(tè)性(xìng)。

It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by jerom · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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