n. 【法律】缓刑；死刑缓刑期[命令]；〔比喻〕(死、痛苦等的)暂免，暂止，暂减，暂缓。 vt. 【法律】缓期执行(死刑)，暂缓处刑；暂免，暂缓，暂止。
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment 同义词：respite,
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 同义词：suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement,
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort 同义词：respite,
relieve temporarily
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution 同义词：respite,
例句与用法
1.
The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve . 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑。
2.
The film is a god-given reprieve . 这部影片是天赐的一个苟安时期。
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Even this extra minute was a reprieve . 就这样多拖延一分钟也好象是一种缓刑。
4.
Commutation is distinct from reprieve . 减刑不同于缓刑。
5.
That past weeks had been an unexpected brief reprieve . 过去的几星期不过是出乎意外的苟延残喘。
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These considerations, of themselves very powerful, induced the spectators to apprehend the possibility of a reprieve to him . 这些猜测颇有分量，使观众不由不预料到他有可能得到缓刑。
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There was a respite at any rate, which made the timid little amelia almost as happy as a full reprieve would have done . 眼前暂且无事，胆小的爱米丽亚仿佛象犯人得了缓刑的特赦令那么欢喜。
8.
The criminal won his reprieve at the eleventh hour 罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
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Iran has won a reprieve at the un 伊朗已经从联合国获得了喘息/暂缓制裁的机会。
10.
Eugene krabs , your six - day reprieve is up , 尤金克莱伯你的六天缓刑已经结束了
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