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reprieve

/ri-preev/US // rɪˈpriv //UK // (rɪˈpriːv) //

缓刑,赦免,缓和,缓刑期

Related Words

remission减免,缓解,缓刑,减轻pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权deferment延期,延期付款,缓期执行,递延postponement延期,推迟,延迟,延期付款abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻respite喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机clemency宽恕,宽大处理,宽恕令,宽赦suspension悬挂,暂停,悬浮液,悬浮物amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下truce休战,停战,休战协议,休战状态absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书freeing自由化,解放,自由的,释放mitigation缓解,减轻,减缓,减轻影响alleviation减轻,缓解,缓和,减缓spring春天,春季,弹簧,春天来了stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留commute通勤,通勤费,通勤时间,通勤时acquittal无罪释放,无罪开释,宣判无罪,无罪判决abeyance暂时搁置,搁置,暂缓,暂缓执行release释放,发布,发行,发布会

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·prieved, re·priev·ing.

    • : to delay the impending punishment or sentence of.
    • : to relieve temporarily from any evil.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
    • : a warrant authorizing this.
    • : any respite or temporary relief.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounrelief of blame, responsibility
Synonyms
abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下clemency宽恕,宽大处理,宽恕令,宽赦deferment延期,延期付款,缓期执行,递延pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权postponement延期,推迟,延迟,延期付款remission减免,缓解,缓刑,减轻respite喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机suspension悬挂,暂停,悬浮液,悬浮物truce休战,停战,休战协议,休战状态abeyance暂时搁置,搁置,暂缓,暂缓执行acquittal无罪释放,无罪开释,宣判无罪,无罪判决alleviation减轻,缓解,缓和,减缓anchor锚,锚定,抛锚,锚地clearance清除,清理,清关,清仓commute通勤,通勤费,通勤时间,通勤时freeing自由化,解放,自由的,释放lifeboat救生艇,救生船,救生舰,救生员lifesaver救世主,救生者,救生员,救星mitigation缓解,减轻,减缓,减轻影响palliation缓和,姑息,缓解,缓刑release释放,发布,发行,发布会spring春天,春季,弹簧,春天来了stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留let-up让步,放弃,放宽,放任自流
verbrelieve of blame, responsibility
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻absolve赦免,免除,开脱,赦免了allay缓解,安抚,缓和,劝说alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下excuse托辞,借口,托词,原谅我forgive宽恕,原谅,赦免,饶恕mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和palliate缓和,缓和一下,缓解,姑息pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权postpone推迟,延迟,延期,推迟进行remit汇款,汇出,职权范围,汇款方式respite喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机grant a stay批准延期,准予延期,准予中止,准予暂停let go放手,松手,放手吧,放开let off放过,放过了,放过我,放过我吧let off the hook放任自流,放任不管,放过我吧,放任自流吧let off this time放过这一次,放过了这一次,放过了这次,放过这次let up on松口气,放过了,放过,松口

Examples

  • There are a number of reasons why someone who is feeling anxious might find reprieve in horror.

  • If you were expecting a bit of a reprieve in the news flow this week, forget it.

  • The governor said $75 million worth of loans to small businesses will be forgiven and converted into grants, and companies will get a reprieve on an expected increase in unemployment taxes.

  • All of the day’s dockets were canceled, giving them a brief reprieve until their rescheduled hearing date in December.

  • Handed a reprieve, Tagovailoa helped move the Dolphins 54 more yards downfield, and running back Jordan Howard finished things off with a two-yard touchdown run.

  • When POTUS asked Malia if she wanted to pet the turkey before he granted its reprieve, she responded appropriately: “Nah.”

  • The procedure was captured on-camera and released by the human rights organization, Reprieve.

  • Hickenlooper had granted Dunlap a temporary reprieve in 2013, which amounted to a half-measure that made nobody happy.

  • But six months into his probation, Bartiromo asked the judge presiding over his case for a reprieve.

  • There were moments of reprieve, then the boiling water again.

  • So Thyrsis went home to Corydon, as one who brings a reprieve to a prisoner under sentence of death.

  • Anguish of the accused awaiting the decision of his judges—life, death, reprieve, or pardon!

  • If no reprieve could be obtained, no commutation of the sentence, he would speak out and set Andrew Westwood free.

  • I wanted a day's reprieve, and I have gained it—gained a day, spent in most agreeable conversation, for which I thank you.

  • They were placed under the gallows with the ropes round their necks, when a reprieve arrived.

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