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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reprieve

英  [rɪˈpriːv]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • reprieves

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 缓刑 , （刑罚）撤销

    If someone who has been sentenced in a court is given a reprieve, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.

    双语例句

    例：

    A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last-minute reprieve.

    一名即将被执行注射死刑的男子因为最后一刻的缓刑而获救。

    2. [C 可数名词] 暂缓 , 暂缓令

    A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.

    双语例句

    例：

    It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.

    看上去这所学院将不得不关闭，但本周情况却有所缓解。

    VERB. 动词

  • reprieves , reprieving , reprieved

    1. [T 及物动词] （被判）缓刑 , 撤销（刑罚）

    If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.

    双语例句

    例：

    Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.

    因谋杀前总理而将处以绞刑的14个人获得了缓刑。

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