a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
(常指夜间)监视;警戒;守夜;夜间祷告
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my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours 我夜间观察野鸟持续了好几个小时
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as he lay in a coma the family kept vigil .他昏迷不醒时,家人守护着。
a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches
静坐请愿。
(in the Christian Church)the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance
(基督教)节日前夕。
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守夜祈祷。
"Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from Latin