let-out

noun
🔊/ˈlet aʊt/
🔊/ˈlet aʊt/
[singular] (British English)
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  1. an event or a statement that allows somebody to avoid having to do something逃脱的机会;漏洞
    • Good—we have a let-out now.好!我们现在有机可乘。🔊🔊
    • a let-out clause (= in a contract)免责条款
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLet-out is used before these nouns:
    • clause
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