an act of staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with a person who is very ill or dying, or to make a protest, or to pray(陪伴病人、祈祷、表达不同政见等的)不眠时间;(尤指)值夜,守夜
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.他去世之前,父母在他床边守夜守了好几个星期。
Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit vigil outside the cathedral.和平运动的支持者们在大教堂外举行了一次持续一整夜的烛光守夜祈祷活动。
1when you stay awake to care for sb, etc.夜間看護ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIGIL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤24-hour, all-night, constant, round-the-clock (BrE) * 24 小時/通宵/日夜/晝夜守護◇Since the accident, the boy's parents have kept a constant vigil at his bedside.事故發生後,男孩的父母日夜守護在他的牀邊。➤bedside (especially BrE) 牀邊看護◇His fiancée kept a bedside vigil during his weeks in intensive care.在他處於重症監護的幾週裏,未婚妻一直守候在他的牀邊。➤lonely孤獨的守夜◇For three nights he maintained his lonely vigil.他孤零零地連續看守了 3 個晚上。VERB + VIGIL➤keep, maintain, stand值夜;夜間保持警戒◇He told the gatekeeper to keep vigil.他告訴看門人要值夜。PREPOSITION➤vigil over對⋯的值夜守護◇the husband's vigil over his dying wife丈夫在妻子彌留之際的不眠守護vigil
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2silent political protest; time of prayer靜默抗議;祈禱ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIGIL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤candlelight, candlelit (especially BrE) 點燭光的守夜抗議◇Protesters held a candlelight / candlelit vigil against the war.抗議者舉行了燭光守夜以反對戰爭。➤silent無聲的守夜抗議◇a silent vigil outside the presidential palace總統府外無聲的守夜抗議➤prayer守夜祈禱➤peace為和平守夜祈禱VERB + VIGIL➤hold守夜➤organize組織守夜抗議▸➤attend參加夜間祈禱PREPOSITION➤vigil for為⋯的靜默抗議◇a vigil for the murdered politician為遭謀殺的從政者舉行的靜默抗議