vigil是什么意思？

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 为遭谋杀的从政者通宵静默抗议
• 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。

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 为遭谋杀的从政者通宵静默抗议 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。

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