reprieve

KK [riˋpriv] /ɹiˈpɹiv/

名詞

  1. 1

    緩刑、暫緩執行法律

    The court granted him a last-minute reprieve from the death penalty.

    法院在最後一刻裁定他的死刑暫緩執行。

  2. 2

    喘息機會、暫時的解脫

    The rain brought a brief reprieve from the summer heat.

    這場雨讓人從夏日的酷熱中暫時得到喘息。

  3. 3

    暫緩、延期

    The old theater has won a reprieve from demolition.

    這座老戲院獲得暫緩拆除。

動詞

  1. 1

    緩期執行、暫緩處決常用被動

    He was reprieved just hours before the scheduled execution.

    他在預定處決前幾個小時獲得緩期執行。

  2. 2

    暫緩關閉、使暫免常用被動

    Two rural schools have been reprieved after months of protests.

    經過數個月的抗議,兩所偏鄉學校暫緩關閉。