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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
      1. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
          Synonym:watch
        1. a period of sleeplessness

          双语例句

          • 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。
          • Why didn't you call on me to share your vigil?
            为什么不叫我同你一块守夜呢?
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • His face was grey from his night's vigil and he had not yet shaved.
            他的脸色因为警卫熬了夜,显得灰蜡,而且没有刮脸。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • Memorial activities in Hong Kong will come to a head tonight at an annual candlelight vigil.
            在香港,纪念活动将在今晚举行的年度烛光守夜期间达到高潮。
          • Tilly read a Thai poem entitled Tsunami at a candle-light vigil to commemorate victims of the disaster.
            蒂莉在纪念海啸遇难者的一个烛光守夜仪式上朗诵了一首题为《海啸》的泰国诗歌。