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
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.- His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
他父母日夜守护在他的床边。
- His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
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.- 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。
- A prayer vigil is being held in the cathedral in memory of the bishop...
英英释义
noun
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- 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。