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vigil

noun
/ˈvɪdʒɪl/
/ˈvɪdʒɪl/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a period of time when people do not sleep, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers, protest, etc.（看护病人、祷告、抗议等的）不眠时间；（尤指）值夜，守夜祈祷
    • His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.他父母日夜守护在他的床边。
    • Students held a candlelit vigil against the war.学生们举行了烛光守夜祈祷活动反对战争。
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    • For three nights, the shepherd maintained his lonely vigil.牧羊人孤零零地连续看守了三个晚上。
    • He told the gatekeeper to keep vigil.他告诉看门人要值夜。
    • His fiancée kept a bedside vigil during his weeks in intensive care.在他处于重症监护的几周里，未婚妻一直守候在他的床边。
    • Protesters held a candlelight/​candlelit vigil against the war.抗议者举行了烛光守夜以反对战争。
    • Since the accident, the boy's parents have kept a constant vigil at his bedside.事故发生后，男孩的父母日夜守护在他的床边。
    • a silent vigil outside the presidential palace总统府外无声的守夜抗议
    • a vigil for the murdered politician为遭谋杀的从政者举行的静默抗议
    • the husband's vigil over his dying wife丈夫在妻子弥留之际的不眠守护
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin vigilia, from vigil ‘awake’.

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