英语释义

• an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time

片语

reprieve缓刑，赦免；暂缓，暂时解救

英汉例句

• the u. s. supreme court has issued a stay of execution for a condemned inmate in texas - the court「s second major decision on capital punishment this week.

  美国最高法院命令德克萨斯州（德州）暂缓对一名死刑犯执行死刑．这是最高法院在这个星期里做出的第二个有关死刑的重大裁决。

• but at the last minute, hill was granted a stay of execution by the u. s. supreme court.

  但是在最后一刻，希尔被美国最高法院準予死刑延缓执行。

• more than 630, 000 letters pleading for a stay of execution were delivered to the georgia board last week.

  上周请求延缓执行的六十三万多封信交给了georgia委员会。

• although bank shares recovered slightly after mr bernanke」s comments, that says more about shareholders「 relief at the stay of execution than about a sudden improvement in the banks」 prospects.

  虽然在伯南克的讲话后，银行股略有反弹，但相比银行业前景的突然改善，伯南克先生的讲话更多的只是宽慰了私人投资者。

• veronica tells him that a two-week stay of execution is a step in the right direction, but lj is tired of waiting around.

  veronica告诉他，两个星期的缓期执行是个不小的进展，但lj没有耐性再等下去了。

• all freight and charges shall be paid without any set-off, counter-claim, deduction, or stay of execution before delivery of the goods.

  所有运费及费用均应在交付货物前支付，而不得作任何沖抵、反索赔、扣减或延缓执行。

• joe cole「s late winner proved to be just a stay of execution for hodgson and a week later he was gone with the reds languishing in 12th place.

  科尔在最后时刻的赢球让霍德格森的死刑得到了一定的缓期，但是一周后他依然下课了，留下红军在12位徘徊。

• hill」s stay of execution also halted the death of another florida inmate on the same grounds, and governor jeb bush, a brother of president george w.

  基于同样的原因，希尔的死缓使佛罗里达州的另一位死刑犯也被死缓。