单词 | vigil |
释义 | vigil n 1 [U, C] (action or period of) staying awake, esp at night, to keep watch or to pray 保持清醒(尤指夜间); 不眠(时刻); 守夜; 夜间祷告 tired out by long nightly vigils at her son´s bedside (她)夜里长时间守护在儿子床前而疲惫不堪 hold a candle-light vigil for peace 为和平而举行烛光祈祷. 2 eve of a religious festival, esp one observed by fasting 宗教节日的前夕(尤指斋戒的) the Easter vigil 复活节前夕. |
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