reprieve
/rɪˈpriːv/
American
- n. 缓刑, 暂缓执行
- v. 缓期执行, 暂缓
- Definition
- n. an official delay before a punishment is carried out
- v. to delay or cancel a punishment
- Example
- The rainy weather gave farmers a brief reprieve from the drought.
- 多雨的天气让农民们暂时摆脱了干旱的困扰。