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单词 vigil
释义

vi.gil
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n
(an act of) staying awake, esp. at night, in order to be with an ill person, or to express esp. political disagreement, or to pray
(祈祷) 守夜;不眠,失眠
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he finally died. [U]
他的父母亲在他床边守夜好几个星期,直到他最终去世。
Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit prayer vigil outside the cathedral. [C]
和平运动的支持者在大教堂外面举行了一整夜的烛光守夜祈祷。
Her friends plan to hold/maintain/ stage a daily vigil outside the prison to protest about her unfair conviction. [C]
她的朋友们计划每天在监狱的外面进行/举行一次彻夜活动,抗议她被不公正地判罪。

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