reprieve
暂缓
常用释义
英音[ rɪˈpriːv ]
美音[ rɪˈpriːv ]
变形
复数:
reprieves
第三人称单数:
reprieves
现在分词:
reprieving
过去式:
reprieved
过去分词:
reprieved
基本释义
- v. 取消（或缓期）执行……的死刑；取消关闭，暂缓终止
- n. 缓刑，赦免；暂缓，暂时解救
例句
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1·It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.看上去这所学院将不得不关闭，但本周却收到了暂缓令。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure.活动家们为这家受关闭威胁的医院赢得了喘息的机会。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last-minute reprieve.一名等待被注射处死的男子因为最后一刻的缓刑而获救。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·The cost of the reprieve was high, however.然而，缓刑成本是高昂的。
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5·The group will probably get its 90-day reprieve.该集团可能会获得90天的缓刑。
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6·So no signs of a reprieve from that quarter.因而该季度并没有任何暂时得以缓解的迹象。
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7·The FSA may enjoy its reprieve only until the next election.FSA将被处以死缓直到下期英国竞选时。
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8·But if more bad figures emerge a reprieve on new taxes may prove to be wise.但如果出现更多惨淡数据，暂缓新税也许是更加明智的做法。
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9·Smokers might get a future reprieve on thedamage that cigarettes do to their lungs.吸烟者也许能令他们饱受烟毒困扰的肺部好受一些了。
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10·One tender moment's reprieve, originally inanimate Mars has become full of vitality.刹时间，原本死气沉沉的火星变得生机勃勃了。
同义词
vt.
缓期执行；暂时解救
n.
暂缓；缓刑