vigil
vigil
英[ˈvɪdʒɪl]美[ˈvɪdʒəl]
n.守夜，熬夜，节日（斋戒）前夜的守夜，警戒，监视，不眠；
复数：vigils;
例句
a vigil for the murdered politician为遭谋杀的从*者通宵静默抗议
a silent vigil outside the presidential palace总统府外无声的守夜抗议
a jittery vigil in the dark.在黑暗中紧张不安的失眠
His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.他父母日夜守护在他的床边。
A prayer vigil is being held in the cathedral in memory of the bishop.为了纪念这位主教，教堂里正在举行守夜祈祷。
Outside the building people continue their vigil, huddling around bonfires.在房子外面，人们挤在篝火旁边，继续守夜。
His parents kept a vigil by his bedside as he was given brain and body scans.在他做脑扫描和全身扫描时，他的父母守护在他床边。
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.
She kept vigil at the bedside of her critically ill son.她整夜都守在病重的儿子床边。
Mourners are to stage a candlelit vigil in Liverpool.哀悼者准备在利物浦筹备举行一次烛光祈祷。
同义词
vigil的同义词之：
eve柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
值夜；守夜（祈祷）；（夜间的）静默抗议
A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
例句
A prayer vigil is being held in the cathedral in memory of the bishop...为了纪念这位主教，教堂里正在举行守夜祈祷。Mourners are to stage a candlelit vigil in Liverpool.哀悼者准备在利物浦筹备举行一次烛光祈祷。英汉词典释义
n.
保持清醒(尤指夜间);不眠(时刻);守夜;警戒
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*者通宵静默抗议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。**节日前夕的祈祷(式)
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a period of sleeplessness
2. a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
