Wordiyoreprieve
🇬🇧 UK/ri'pri:v/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To cancel or postpone a punishment, especially an execution; to give temporary relief from something unpleasant.
缓期执行；暂时解救
n.
A postponement or cancellation of a punishment; a temporary relief from pain or difficulty.
缓刑；暂缓；暂时的解脱
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishreprieveother
=reprieve
Common Collocations
- 1.grant a reprieve给予缓刑／宽限
- 2.temporary reprieve暂时的喘息
- 3.last-minute reprieve最后一刻的缓刑
- 4.win a reprieve争得喘息机会
Example Sentences
- 1.
The governor granted the prisoner a last-minute reprieve from execution.
- 2.
The unexpected rain gave the exhausted hikers a brief reprieve from the scorching heat.
- 3.
The company's new funding provided a temporary reprieve from bankruptcy.