reprieve
noun [ C ] uk/rɪˈpriːv/ us/rɪˈpriːv/
（尤指对死刑的）撤销令，缓刑令
an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve. 他被判死刑，但是就在行刑前最后时刻被准予缓期执行。
暂时解救;暂时缓解
an escape from a bad situation or experience
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain. 注射了一针后，疼痛暂时缓解了。
reprieve
verb [ T ] uk/rɪˈpriːv/ us/rɪˈpriːv/
撤销，缓期执行（尤指死刑）
to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
暂时解救，暂时缓解；（尤指）取消关闭，暂缓中止
to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something
The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved. 面临关闭危险的那些医院现在暂时逃过一劫。