单词 | reprieve |
释义 | reprieve —reprieve /rɪˈpriːv/ noun [C] 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 punishmentF0 an escape from a bad situation or experience: » The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.Thesaurus+: ↑Running away and escapingverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for reprieve F0 to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishmentF0 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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