柯林斯詞典reprieve /r??pri?v/ (reprieving,reprieved,reprieves) 1. V-T If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. (被判) 緩刑; 撤銷 (刑罰)[no cont] Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved. 因謀殺前總理而等受絞刑的十四個人獲得緩刑。2. N-VAR Reprieve is also a noun 緩刑; (刑罰) 撤銷 A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last-minute reprieve. 一名等待被注射處死的男子因為最后一刻的緩刑而獲救。3. N-COUNT A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 暫緩; 暫緩令 It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve. 看上去這所學(xué)院將不得不關(guān)閉，但本周卻收到了暫緩令。 返回 reprieve劍橋詞典an official order that stops or delays the punishment , especially by death , of a prisoner （尤指對死刑的）撤銷令，緩刑令 He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve. 他被判死刑，但是就在行刑前最后時刻被準(zhǔn)予緩期執(zhí)行。 an escape from a bad situation or experience 暫時解救；暫時緩解 The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain . 注射了一針后，疼痛暫時緩解了。 返回 reprieve