reprieves
美 [rɪˈpriːvz]英 [rɪˈpriːvz]
- v.缓期执行…的死刑;撤销…的死刑;取消关闭;暂缓终止
- reprieve的第三人称单数
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VERB 对…缓期执行，撤销…的刑罚
If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
因谋杀前首相而即将处以绞刑的14个人已获缓刑。
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N-COUNT (不好或艰难情况的)暂缓，延缓
A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。
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Death : You all say that . But I grant no reprieves .
死神：你总是这样说，但是，我不再容许拖延
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The rain usually lasts for days on end , heavy and sometimes torrential , then reprieves for a couple of days , and then start all over again , makes you wonder where so much water comes from .
通常大雨会持续好几天，随后停歇一阵，又重重落下，如此周而复始。这么多的雨。