音标:[ˈvɪdʒəlz] ;
n. 保持清醒(尤指夜间)( vigil的复数形式 ); 不眠(时刻); 守夜; 警戒
n. a period of sleeplessness
n. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
n. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This week, around this country, activists are holding vigils to remember thousands of people who passed away in 2016. They all belong to a group we label the homeless. NPR's Pam Fessler found that the majority of those being memor

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