reprieve

reprievereprieveD.J.:[riˈpri:v]K.K.:[rɪˈpriv]n.1.(死刑)缓期执行令vt.1.缓期执行(死刑)

reprieve[ri'pri:v]vt.1.缓刑(尤指缓期执行死刑):The prisoner condemned to death was reprieved for two years.判死刑的罪犯被缓刑两年执行。2.暂减(痛苦、烦恼等);暂时缓解:Our school has been reprieved from insufficient financial resources.我们学校财力不足的困境现已暂时得到缓解。n.1.(尤指死刑的)缓刑2.缓刑令3.(痛苦、烦恼等的)缓解,暂缓变形vt.reprievedreprieving

reprievereprieve[riˈpri:v]n.1.【律】(死刑)缓刑期[命令]; [喻](死, 痛苦, 危险, 困难的)暂时解脱
词性变化reprieve[riˈpri:v]vt.1.【律】缓期执行(死刑), 暂缓处刑; 暂免[缓, 止]

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