vigil

[US]/'vɪdʒɪl/
[UK]/'vɪdʒɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 保持清醒(尤指夜间);不眠(时刻); 守夜;警戒宗教节日前夕祈祷(式)
Word Forms
复数vigils

Phrases & Collocations

candlelight vigil

烛光守夜

hold a vigil

举行守夜

attend a vigil

参加守夜

prayer vigil

祈祷守夜

Example Sentences

a jittery vigil in the dark.

在黑暗中紧张不安的失眠

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

my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours.

我夜间观察野鸟持续了好几个小时。

as he lay in a coma the family kept vigil .

他昏迷不醒时,家人守护着。

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。

Cabezon C, Vigil P, Rojas I, Leiva ME, Riquelme R, Aranda W, Garcia C.Adolescent pregnancy prevention: An abstinence-centered randomized controlled intervention in a Chilean public high school.

卡比宗,P.维吉尔,I.罗杰斯,ME.勒瓦,R.里克尔梅,W.阿兰达,C.加希亚,《预防青少年怀孕:在智利公立高中进行的以禁欲为中心的随机控制干预》。

Real-world Examples

There was candlelight vigils. It felt almost funereal.

他们举行了烛光守夜活动。感觉像在送葬。

Source: NPR News February 2020 Compilation

Our correspondent Gavin Lee attended the vigil.

请听本台记者嘉文·李为您从守夜现场发回的报道。

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

Families and friends of miners have been holding a vigil outside.

矿工的家属和朋友一直在外面进行守夜活动。

Source: CNN Listening Collection May 2014

Hundreds of people attended the vigil for the slain officers Monday.

周一,数百人参加了遇难警察的守夜活动。

Source: AP Listening Compilation June 2015

I stood vigil for him myself last night.

昨晚是我替他守的灵.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis was loudly booed as he addressed a vigil on Sunday.

共和党州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在周日的守夜活动上发表讲话时,听众大声发出了嘘声。

Source: AP Listening Collection August 2023

Honour to those indefatigable spirits who consecrate their vigils to the amelioration or to the alleviation of their kind!

光荣归于不知疲倦、不分昼夜、献身事业、增进人类幸福、减轻人类痛苦的天才!

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Meanwhile the National Organization for Women plans a candle light vigil at the Supreme Court.

同时,全美妇女组织计划在最高法院举行一场烛光守夜活动。

Source: NPR News January 2013 Compilation

Nicky Spencer-Coker is spokeswomen for PowerWomen232, a group of professional women that organized the vigil.

这次守灵活动由职业女性团体PowerWomen232组织,Nicky Spencer-Coker是该机构发言人。

Source: VOA Standard August 2015 Collection

They murmur prayers, forming a makeshift vigil.

他们低声祈祷,进行了临时的守夜活动。

Source: NPR News January 2021 Compilation

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