reprieve

缓刑、暂缓执行法律

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

法院在最后一刻裁定他的死刑暂缓执行。

喘息机会、暂时的解脱

The rain brought a brief reprieve from the summer heat.

这场雨让人从夏日的酷热中暂时得到喘息。

暂缓、延期

The old theater has won a reprieve from demolition.

这座老戏院获得暂缓拆除。

缓期执行、暂缓处决常用被动

He was reprieved just hours before the scheduled execution.

他在预定处决前几个小时获得缓期执行。

暂缓关闭、使暂免常用被动

Two rural schools have been reprieved after months of protests.

经过数个月的抗议，两所偏乡学校暂缓关闭。