英语释义

• a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• relieve temporarily

片语

stay of execution停止执行；（死刑）缓期执行

suspended sentence[法] 缓刑；缓期处刑

Graceful Reprieve优雅免难

reprieve e缓刑

Item Reprieve物品缓解

Dark Reprieve暗之喘息

year reprieve死刑缓期二年执行

reprieve prosecution缓起诉

Spell Reprieve法术缓解

Belle Reprieve美丽缓刑

probation试用；缓刑；查验

英汉例句

• used correctly, these gadgets could change your life — you might finally get a reprieve from your snoring spouse, or vice versa;

  正确使用这些小软件能够改变你的生活--你可能从你打鼾的配偶那里得到最终的缓刑，反之毅然；

• they said they had heard from their immigration lawyer that the agency’s announcement might mean at least a temporary reprieve from deportation for mr. velandia.

  他们说从移民律师处得到消息，移民局的宣布至少意味着是对mr.velandia驱逐出境的暂缓执行。

• the announcement caused the real to fall by 2% against the dollar. but past experience suggests the reprieve will be short-lived.

  这项宣示造成黑奥兑换美元大跌百分之二，但过去经验显示这个暂缓措施将是短命的。

• winning a reprieve from the markets would certainly require something much bolder than a slightly stricter version of the same plan.

  毫无疑问，要想使市场的债务暂缓到期日，就需要一个更加具有突破性的计划，而不是仅仅稍加严格的计划。

• in the end, doctors got a six-month reprieve; efforts are now under way in the senate to extend that reprieve for a further two years.

  最后，医生们得到了一个为时六个月的暂缓执行；现在正在参议院努力奔走将暂缓延长为再多两年。

• 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。

• depending on what the data show in the coming months, a temporary reprieve on tax rises might be a good idea.

  还要看在接下来的几个月中数据将会如何，暂时减缓税率上升可能是个好主意。

• the reprieve came with less than two hours to go: the united states supreme court had granted a stay.

  在距离死刑不到两小时的时候，缓刑再次传来——这次是美国最高法院。

• as far as wild animals and plants on the edge of extinction goes, we may not entirely believe in a reprieve but it would be inhuman of us not to try for one.

  在野生动植物走向灭绝的今天，我们可能不会完全相信暂时的解救措施，但是如果我们不进行尝试的话，那就是不人道。

• the short-sighted reprieve led to a huge rally in the shares of stricken banks such as citigroup.

  这个短视的暂缓行为使得痼疾在身的一些银行例如花旗的股价得以大幅提升。

• instead they have been absorbed in serving mr berlusconi’s narrow concerns—to gain a reprieve from the law, say, or to help a favoured interest.

  相反他们都被吸纳到服务贝鲁斯科尼先生狭隘的观念中，即在法律上获得暂时缓刑，或者说是凭借特权获取利益。

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