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reprieve

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re·prieve1 /rɪˈpriːv/ noun [countableC]  
1 SCa delay before something bad happens or continues to happen 〔令人不快之事的〕延缓;缓解 respite
reprieve from
 Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
购物者将可暂时免交新的销售税。
2 an official order stopping the killing of a prisoner as a punishment 死刑撤销令;死刑暂缓令
give/grant somebody a reprieve
 The US Supreme Court voted against granting Smith a reprieve (=against giving him one).
美国最高法院投票反对给史密斯死刑暂缓令。
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reprieve2 verb [transitiveT]  
1. to officially stop a prisoner from being killed as a punishment 撤销的死刑;缓期执行的死刑
2. to change a decision to close a factory, school etc or get rid of something 取消关闭〔工厂、学校等〕;暂缓终止
nGrammar
Reprieve is usually passive.
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Origin reprieve2
(1600-1700) Perhaps from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre; → REPRISE
re·prieve1 nounreprieve2 verbn GRAMMAR1
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