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、祈禱、表達不同政見等的)不眠時間;(尤指)值夜,守夜
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.他去世之前,父母在他床邊守夜守了好幾個星期。
Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit vigil outside the cathedral.和平運動的支持者們在大教堂外舉行了一次持續一整夜的燭光守夜祈禱活動。
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