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reprieve
re·prieve / riˈpriːv /
verb
[VN] [usually passive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时)
1. to officially cancel or delay a punishment for a prisoner who is condemned to death
撤销…的死刑；缓期执行…的死刑:
a reprieved murderer
被判死刑而暂缓执行的杀人犯
2. to officially cancel or delay plans to close sth or end sth
取消关闭；暂缓终止:
70 jobs have been reprieved until next April.
有 70 个职位暂时保留到明年四月份。
noun
[usually sing.]
1. an official order stopping a punishment, especially for a prisoner who is condemned to death
刑罚终止令；(尤指)死刑缓刑令
SYN stay of execution
2. a delay before sth bad happens
延缓；缓解:
Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure.
活动家们为这家受关闭威胁的医院赢得了喘息的机会。
reprieve
re∙prieve¹ / rɪˈpriv ; rɪˈpriːv /
◙noun [C]
1. a delay before something bad happens or continues to happen
• 〔令人不快之事的〕延缓; 缓解;
--› respite :
▪ [+ from ]
»Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
购物者将可以暂时免交新的销售税。
2. an official order stopping the killing of a prisoner as a punishment
• 死刑撤销令; 死刑暂缓令:
»give / grant sb a reprieve
»The US Supreme Court voted against granting Smith a reprieve (=against giving him one).
美国最高法院投票反对给史密斯死刑暂缓令。
reprieve²
◙verb [T usually passive]
1. to officially stop a prisoner from being killed as a punishment
• 撤销…的死刑; 缓期执行…的死刑
2. to change a decision to close a factory, school etc or get rid of something
• 改变〔关闭工厂、学校等或抛弃某物等〕的决定
reprieve
re·prieve
I
/rıˈpriːv/ noun , pl -prieves [ count ]
1 : an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death
He won/got a (temporary) reprieve from his death sentence.
2 a : a delay that keeps something bad from happening
They wanted to close the library, but we managed to get/secure a reprieve for it.
2 b : a period of relief from pain, trouble, etc.
This warm spell has given us a reprieve from the winter cold.
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II
verb , -prieves, -prieved, -priev·ing [ + obj ]
1 : to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)
He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.
2 : to prevent (something) from being closed, destroyed, etc., for a period of time
The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year.
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发表于 2023-1-9 05:47:51
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