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。

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。

to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner

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。