单词	vigil
释义	English American vigilnoun [ C or U ] uk/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/us/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/ 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: His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died. Supporters of the peace movement held an all-night candlelit vigil outside the cathedral. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious awoke be in the land of the living idiom come round conscious consciousness insomniac keep sb up knock land morning person not sleep a wink idiom rise and shine! idiom sit up stay stir toss wait up *wake (sb)* up waking woken See more results » vigilnoun [ C ] us/ˈvɪdʒ·əl/ a period of staying awake to be with someone who is ill or to call public attention to something:** The boy’s parents kept a long vigil in his hospital room. A candlelight vigil on the steps of the courthouse was held to protest the verdict in this trial.
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