N-COUNT A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example,because they are praying or are making a political protest. (尤指夜间的) 值班; (祈祷或政治抗议的) 守夜
Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters.
抗议者正在社会党总部外面举行24小时的静坐示威。
PHRASE If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example,because they are praying or are making a political protest. 守夜
教堂举办守夜。
The weekly peace vigils that Kosch joined had begun eight years earlier at the Nikolai Church in the medieval town center.
从八年前开始，科施开始参加每周一次在城市中心尼古拉教堂举行的和平守夜活动。
In the days that followed, there came vigils and funerals and uncountable private decisions that felt like tests of mind and muscle: Fight or flight?
灾难发生后的几天里，到处都能见到守夜和葬礼，每个人都要做出这样或那样的抉择，好像是一场身心大考验：进还是退？
Three years ago a group of interfaith activists began to hold monthly vigils at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington to speak up for the people of Darfur.
VOA: standard.2010.05.23
More vigils and tributes - hundreds of people crowded into the Church of Saint Anna in central Warsaw for a special mass for those killed in the crash.
VOA: standard.2010.04.12
Vigils were also held at the Pentagon, where 184 people were killed, and in Western Pennsylvania, where 40 victims on board a fourth airliner died after fighting with their hijackers and forcing the plane down into a field.
VOA: standard.2009.09.11
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