| 词组 | vigil |
| 释义 | 1． 下面的说法都可以，keep vigil 的使用频率高于 keep a vigil: They kept vigil outside the ward. She kept vigil at the grave. She kept a vigil at the grave. They kept a vigil outside the ward. ( 注意: “多人守夜”也可用 a vigil) 2． 表示“守夜”有不少说法: a round-the-clock vigil an all-night vigil an constant vigil a candlelight vigil a 24-hour vigil a silent vigil an unceasing vigil a lonely vigil 3． 在实际使用中，也有人用复数 vigils，强调 “多次守夜”时尤其如此，但使用频率不高: They kept vigils at night. My mother kept vigils at my bed- side. Many more kept vigils at railway stations. |
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