reprieved

英 [rɪˈpriːvd] 美 [rɪˈpriːvd]

v.  撤销…的死刑; 缓期执行…的死刑; 取消关闭; 暂缓终止
reprieve的过去分词和过去式

过去式:reprieved



柯林斯词典

  1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Reprieve is also a noun.
    3. A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.
      一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。
  2. 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.
    1. 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death.
    我像被赦免死刑的囚犯,用喜悦的泪水拥抱新生的太阳。
  3. And my thoughts fly apart can this man be believed? Shall his sins be forgiven? Shall his crimes be reprieved?
    我思绪混乱我能相信那个人吗?他的罪过能原谅吗?他的罪责能缓刑吗?
  4. He was sentenced to death but was reprieved by the president.
    他被判处死刑但被总统缓期执行。
  5. The government has reprieved the hospitals threatened with closure, and they will now stay open until next year.
    政府已暂时解救了面临关门危险的医院,现在它们将开到明年。
  6. New offenders on probation should not be reprieved. A Study on "A Unit Which Commits a Crime shall be Punished with a Fine"
    缓刑罪犯在缓刑考验期内又犯罪的,在撤销缓刑数罪并罚后不应当再适用缓刑,而应当判处实际执行的刑罚。对单位判处罚金研究