reprieve

1. V-T If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. (被判) 緩刑; 撤銷 (刑罸)[no cont]

Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved. 因謀殺前縂理而等受絞刑的十四個(gè)人獲得緩刑。

2. N-VAR Reprieve is also a noun 緩刑; (刑罸) 撤銷

A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last-minute reprieve. 一名等待被注射処死的男子因爲(wèi)最後一刻的緩刑而獲救。

3. N-COUNT A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 暫緩; 暫緩令

It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve. 看上去這所學(xué)院將不得不關(guān)閉，但本周卻收到了暫緩令。