单词 | reprieve |
释义 | reprievereprieve /rɪˈpriv/ noun [countable] 1a delay before something bad continues: be given/granted a reprieve Shoppers will be given a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.2an official order stopping the killing of a prisoner as a punishment: He was granted a reprieve only hours before his execution.—reprieve verb [transitive usually passive] |
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