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re.prieverI5pri:vv, n(to make) an official order stopping or delaying the punishment, esp. by death, of a prisoner缓刑，缓刑令He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve. [C]他被判处死刑，但在最后一刻被准予缓刑。(fig.) The injection provided only a temporary reprieve from (= delay before) the pain. [C]注射只能暂时缓解疼痛。(fig.) The government has reprieved the hospitals threatened with closure, and they will now stay open until next year. [T]政府已暂时解救了面临关门危险的医院，现在它们将开到明年。
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