limbo

英 [ˈlɪmbəʊ]

美 [ˈlɪmboʊ]

n.  林波舞(西印度群岛舞蹈，舞者向后弯腰钻过一次比一次降低的横杆); (尤指因等待他人作决定)处于不定状态

复数：limbos　

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14647 / COCA.12798

牛津词典

noun

• 林波舞（西印度群岛舞蹈，舞者向后弯腰钻过一次比一次降低的横杆）
  a West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go under a bar which is made lower each time you go under it
• （尤指因等待他人作决定）处于不定状态
  a situation in which you are not certain what to do next, cannot take action, etc., especially because you are waiting for sb else to make a decision
  1. the limbo of the stateless person
     无国籍人的不安定状态
  2. His life seemed stuck in limbo ; he could not go forward and he could not go back.
     他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不确定的状态
  If you say that someone or something isin limbo, you mean that they are in a situation where they seem to be caught between two stages and it is unclear what will happen next.
  1. I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo...
     我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。
  2. The negotiations have been in limbo since mid-December.
     从12月中旬开始谈判就一直处于停滞状态。
• 林波舞（西印度群岛的一种舞蹈，舞者需后仰，从离地越来越近的杆下通过）
  The limbois a West Indian dance in which you have to pass under a low bar while leaning backwards. The bar is moved nearer to the floor each time you go under it.

英英释义

noun

• (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
• an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
• the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  Synonym:oblivion

双语例句

• I don't know if there even is a limbo.
  我不知道是否存在。
• And as the recession drags on, ever more youngsters are likely to find themselves left in economic limbo.
  而且随着这场经济衰退没玩没了地上演着，可能会有越来越多的年轻人发现自己因为经济不稳定而陷入无着落的境地。
• Three months later, the deal remains in limbo, with no resolution in sight.
  三个月后，这一交易仍被搁置，尚看不到出路。
• That's why I was stuck here in limbo.
  那就是我呆在地狱边上的原因。
• However valid, these doubts and quibbles left the accord in limbo.
  然而实际上，诸如此类的怀疑和遁辞只会把协定打入冷宫。
• In what limbo could he imagine her?
  在地狱边缘的什么地方，他能想像她呢？
• Results from Afghanistan's disputed presidential election are in a further state of limbo.
  阿富汗有争议的总统选举的结果再次被搁置。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo
  我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。
• His great qualities did not fade away after a year spent in Serie B limbo; it's just a pity he's not that young anymore.
  他的高水平并没有因为一年地狱般的乙级时光而衰退，只可惜现在他已经不再年轻。
• I'm in limbo, waiting to know if I've got the job or not.
  我心神不定，等着知道是否已得到了那份工作。