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reprieve
v[Tn]
1 postpone or cancel a punishment for (sb), esp the death sentence 缓期执行或撤消对（某人）的惩罚（尤指死刑）
reprieve a condemned prisoner 缓期执行已决犯的死刑.
2 (fig 比喻) give temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc to (sb/sth) 暂时缓解（某人[某事物]）的危险、 困难等
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months. 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍. reprieve, n
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(a) [U] postponement or cancellation of a punishment, esp the death sentence 刑罚（尤指死刑）的缓期执行或撤消
the reprieve of the hostages 对人质的暂缓处决.
(b) [C] order for this to happen 缓刑令（尤指死刑的）
grant (sb) a reprieve/a reprieve to sb 准许（某人）缓期受刑
The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve. 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑.
2 [U, C] (fig 比喻) temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc （危险、 因难等的）暂时缓解.
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