vigil

/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/

名词

（陪伴病人、祈祷、表达不同政见等的）不眠时间；（尤指）值夜，守夜
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
他去世之前，父母在他床边守夜守了好几个星期。