| 单词 | reprieve |
| 释义 | reprieve (once / 3114 pages) 1vn 2vn A reprieve is a break in or cancellation of a painful or otherwise lousy situation. If you're being tortured, a reprieve is a break from whatever's tormenting you. For some, a night at the opera is a night of punishing boredom during which the only reprieve is the intermission. For others, it's baseball that feels like torture. The seventh-inning stretch is the only reprieve from a night of endless waiting. Often, you'll hear reprieve used when a court or governor decides not to execute a prisoner. That prisoner is given a reprieve and will be allowed to live. He probably won't get a reprieve from prison, though, unless he's found innocent. WORD FAMILYreprieve: reprieved, reprieves, reprieving USAGE EXAMPLESAfter a brief reprieve, a Crawford 3 with 6:59 remaining started an 11-0 Iona run which put the Red Foxes away. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) But how the reprieve became public Thursday drew scrutiny from open-government advocates and others. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) It was the signature play on an unselfish night, providing a momentary reprieve from the uncertainty that Turgeon’s injury-prone team faces. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1v postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution Syn|Hyper respite defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table hold back to a later time 2n the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment Syn|Hyper respite clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice 3n a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) 2Hyper warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts 1v relieve temporarily Hyper deliver, rescue free from harm or evil 2n a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort Syn|Hyper respite ease, relief the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) 3n an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension defervescence abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, remittal, subsidencean abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) resolutionthe subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) break, interruption some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity |
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