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reprieve

英 [rɪ'priːv] 美 [rɪ'priv]

vt. 缓期执行；暂时解救
n. 暂缓；缓刑

双语例句

1. He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.: 最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来.

2. The railway line , due for closure, has been granted a six - month reprieve.: 本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6个月.

3. The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.: 这个家庭暂时免于被逐出.

4. A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.: 一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。

5. It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.: 这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。