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单词 reprieve
释义 reprieve

reprieve /rɪˈpriːv/

noun [C]
1
F0 an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner:
» He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishment
2
F0 an escape from a bad situation or experience:
» The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.Thesaurus+: ↑Running away and escaping
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for reprieve
1
F0 to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishment
2
F0 to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something:
» The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.Thesaurus+: ↑Preserving and saving , ↑Defending and protecting
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