reprieve
美音:[rıp´ri:v
]
英音:[rıp´ri:v
]
n.缓刑(尤指缓期执行死刑),缓刑令,(痛苦,烦恼等的)暂缓 vt.暂减,缓期执行
难易程度:
reprieve为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:reprieved 过去分词:reprieved 现在分词:reprieving 第三人称单数:reprieves 形容词:reprievable
词根
prob,prov＝to test,to try（试）,to examine（检查;考试）
近义词, 同义词
reprieve
/rɪ'pri:v; rɪ`priv/
v [Tn]
1 postpone or cancel a punishment for (sb), esp the death sentence 缓期执行或撤消对（某人）的惩罚（尤指死刑）
*reprieve a condemned prisoner 缓期执行已决犯的死刑.
2 (fig 比喻) give temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc to (sb/sth) 暂时缓解（某人[某事物]）的危险、困难等
*The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months. 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍.
n
1 (a) [U] postponement or cancellation of a punishment, esp the death sentence 刑罚（尤指死刑）的缓期执行或撤消
*the reprieve of the hostages 对人质的暂缓处决.
(b) [C] order for this to happen 缓刑令（尤指死刑的）
*grant (sb) a reprieve/a reprieve to sb 准许（某人）缓期受刑
* The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve. 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑.
2 [U, C] (fig 比喻) temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc （危险、因难等的）暂时缓解.
v [Tn]
1 postpone or cancel a punishment for (sb), esp the death sentence 缓期执行或撤消对（某人）的惩罚（尤指死刑）
*reprieve a condemned prisoner 缓期执行已决犯的死刑.
2 (fig 比喻) give temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc to (sb/sth) 暂时缓解（某人[某事物]）的危险、困难等
*The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months. 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍.
n
1 (a) [U] postponement or cancellation of a punishment, esp the death sentence 刑罚（尤指死刑）的缓期执行或撤消
*the reprieve of the hostages 对人质的暂缓处决.
(b) [C] order for this to happen 缓刑令（尤指死刑的）
*grant (sb) a reprieve/a reprieve to sb 准许（某人）缓期受刑
* The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve. 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑.
2 [U, C] (fig 比喻) temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc （危险、因难等的）暂时缓解.
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