| 词汇 | reprieve |
| 释义 | reprieve noun[ C ] uk /rɪˈpriːv/ us /rɪˈpriːv/ an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: （尤指对死刑的）撤销令，缓刑令 He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.他被判死刑，但是就在行刑前最后时刻被准予缓期执行。 an escape from a bad situation or experience: 暂时解救;暂时缓解 The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.注射了一针后，疼痛暂时缓解了。 Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity privilege remit royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Running away and escaping reprieve verb[ T ] uk /rɪˈpriːv/ us /rɪˈpriːv/ to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner撤销，缓期执行（尤指死刑） 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: 暂时解救，暂时缓解；（尤指）取消关闭，暂缓中止 The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.面临关闭危险的那些医院现在暂时逃过一劫。 Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity privilege remit royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preserving and saving reprieve | American Dictionaryreprieve noun[ C ] us/rɪˈpriv/ an official order to delay or stop a prisoner’s punishment, esp. the punishment of death: The warden notified Shaw of his reprieve. A reprieve is also any delay that is welcomed: The play, about to close, was granted a four-week reprieve. reprieveverb[ T ]us/rɪˈpriv/ Examples of reprievereprieve Of these, twenty-five men and both women were reprieved: the convictions of six others were quashed on appeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We think that if some of these houses could be reprieved, it would be of considerable help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If my memory is correct, once the line was reprieved the figure became much lower! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were obviously people to whom special considerations applied, otherwise they would not have been reprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been reprieved because it was thought that in their cases there was a mitigating factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a death sentence has been reprieved, the substitute has always been a sentence of life imprisonment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He spoke of others who had not been reprieved, though he did not give their names. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people whose future career is thus reported upon were all people who had been reprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that the gross cost of reprieving the units involved would be in that region. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that context, what proportion of the programmes that have been reduced or reprieved represent capital expenditure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not so foolish as to believe that anyone can be satisfied with airports policy, except, of course, those whose areas have been reprieved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not quite sure about the position regarding reprieved prisoners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be aware that the central solution that they adopted was a subsidy on coal from the 12 allegedly reprieved pits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In consequence, even the 12 reprieved pits-12 out of 31—of which 10 now remain, will be closed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On that basis, there is no way in which the 12 so-called "reprieved" pits can have a future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of reprieve These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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