| 释义 |
reprieve
[rɪ'pri:v] noun countable
■an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner （尤指对死刑的）撤销令，缓刑令•He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.他被判死刑，但是就在行刑前一分钟被准予缓期执行。 ■an escape from a bad situation or experience 暂时解救；暂时缓解•The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.注射了一针后，疼痛暂时缓解了。
[rɪ'pri:v] verb transitive
■to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner 撤销，缓期执行（尤指死刑）
■to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something 暂时解救，暂时缓解；（尤指）取消关闭，暂缓中止•The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.面临关闭危险的那些医院现在暂时逃过一劫。 |