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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   vigil

   • IPA[ˈvijəl]

   美式

   • n.
     a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray；a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches

   • noun: vigil, plural noun: vigils

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours as he lay in a coma the family kept vigil
   • ▪ a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches the group held a candlelight vigil outside the jail
   • 2. (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
   • ▪ nocturnal devotions.