reprieve

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. (被判) 缓刑; 撤销 (刑罚)[no cont]
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved. 因谋杀前总理而等受绞刑的十四个人获得缓刑。
2. N-VAR Reprieve is also a noun 缓刑; (刑罚) 撤销
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。
3. N-COUNT A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 暂缓; 暂缓令
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。