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reprieve v.暂缓处刑；暂时缓解n.缓刑；缓刑令 (1) 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍。(2) 被缴械的叛乱份子获缓刑。 For some, a night at the opera is a night of punishing boredom during which the only reprieve is the intermission. For others, it's baseball that feels like torture. The seventh-inning stretch is the only reprieve from a night of endless waiting. Often, you'll hear reprieve used when a court or governor decides not to execute a prisoner. That prisoner is given a reprieve and will be allowed to live. He probably won't get a reprieve from prison, though, unless he's found innocent.

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英 [rɪ'priːv] 美 [rɪ'priːv] (1) The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.(2) The disamed rebels are given a reprieve. A reprieve is a break in or cancellation of a painful or otherwise lousy situation. If you're being tortured, a reprieve is a break from whatever's tormenting you. 1[VERB 动词]对…缓期执行，撤销…的刑罚 If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.因谋杀前首相而即将处以绞刑的14个人已获缓刑。Reprieve is also a noun.A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](不好或艰难情况的)暂缓，延缓 A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.   [usu sing]It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。

英语单词	reprieve
英美音标	英 [rɪ'priːv] 美 [rɪ'priːv]
中文释义	v.暂缓处刑；暂时缓解 n.缓刑；缓刑令
英语例句	(1) The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months. (2) The disamed rebels are given a reprieve.
中文例句	(1) 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍。 (2) 被缴械的叛乱份子获缓刑。
vocabulary简明	A reprieve is a break in or cancellation of a painful or otherwise lousy situation. If you're being tortured, a reprieve is a break from whatever's tormenting you.
vocabulary扩展	For some, a night at the opera is a night of punishing boredom during which the only reprieve is the intermission. For others, it's baseball that feels like torture. The seventh-inning stretch is the only reprieve from a night of endless waiting. Often, you'll hear reprieve used when a court or governor decides not to execute a prisoner. That prisoner is given a reprieve and will be allowed to live. He probably won't get a reprieve from prison, though, unless he's found innocent.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]对…缓期执行，撤销…的刑罚 If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. [be V-ed] [usu passive] Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved. 因谋杀前首相而即将处以绞刑的14个人已获缓刑。 Reprieve is also a noun. A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve. 一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](不好或艰难情况的)暂缓，延缓 A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. [usu sing] It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve. 这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。

Reprieve Night Reprieved Break Court [Usu 英 Rɪ'Priːv] 美