vigil

英 [ˈvɪdʒɪl]

美 [ˈvɪdʒɪl]

n. (看望病人、祷告、抗议等的)不眠时间; (尤指)值夜，守夜祈祷

复数：vigils　

TEM8 医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14239 / COCA.10146

牛津词典

noun

（看望病人、祷告、抗议等的）不眠时间；（尤指）值夜，守夜祈祷
a period of time when people stay awake, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers, protest, etc.
1. His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
  他父母日夜守护在他的床边。

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 值夜；守夜（祈祷）；（夜间的）静默抗议
Avigilis 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.
1. 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。
2. 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。

英英释义

noun

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Synonym:watch
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Synonym:watch
a period of sleeplessness

双语例句

Held vigil in the courtyard of a mighty castle.
在一个强大城堡的院子里守夜。
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。
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。
I will keep still and wait like the night with starry vigil and its head bent low with patience.
我要静静的等待着，就像那星光闪烁中的黑夜一样，耐心的低着头。
Family and friends had been keeping a vigil by her bedside the entire time.
她的家人和朋友一直病床旁守着。
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。
Boston University held a vigil at the campus chapel on Tuesday evening to commemorate the victims.
周二晚上，波士顿大学在校园教堂里组织了一次守夜活动来悼念遇难者。
We waited in hope on Saturday's Vigil.
我们在圣周六的守夜中期待。
Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
伊娃和保罗一直守候在女儿的病床旁。
To promote the development of the development zone, and a staff members have more drudgery and refine system, a vigil for more than a year, hard work, and achieved great success.
为推动开发区的发展，他和开发区干部职工一道，熬更守夜苦干，细化制度，勤奋工作，一年多来，成绩斐然。