reprieving

英 [rɪˈpriːvɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈpriːvɪŋ]

v. 撤销…的死刑; 缓期执行…的死刑; 取消关闭; 暂缓终止
reprieve的现在分词

柯林斯词典

VERB 对…缓期执行，撤销…的刑罚
If someone who has been sentenced in a courtis reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.
1. Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
  因谋杀前首相而即将处以绞刑的14个人已获缓刑。
2. Reprieveis also a noun.
3. A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.
  一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。
N-COUNT (不好或艰难情况的)暂缓，延缓
Areprieveis a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.
1. It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
  这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。