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limbo

美 [ˈlɪmboʊ]英 [ˈlɪmbəʊ]
  • 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

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noun

1

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

2

(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

the limbo of the stateless person

无国籍人的不安定状态

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。

limbo

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 不确定的状态
    If you say that someone or something is in 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.

    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
    N-SING 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 limbo is 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.

noun

1
(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
2
an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
3
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Synonym: oblivion

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  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of .

    要进监狱,还得另打主意。

  5. I don 't know if there even is a limbo .

    我不知道是否存在。

  6. So the property 's in a kind of limbo .

    所以这里就被废弃了。

  7. The situation leaving federal fiscal affairs once again in limbo .

    目前的形势使联邦财政事务再次陷入僵局。

  8. But the bottom line is that nuclear negotiations remain in limbo .

    但问题的关键是,伊朗核谈判仍然毫无进展。

  9. It is caught in a limbo between the past and the future .

    它夹在过去和未来之间。

  10. However , US companies sent a message of business as usual during the electoral limbo .

    然而,美国公司在选举结果悬而未决期间传递出一切照常的信息。

  11. Refugees may remain in limbo for years .

    难民可能长期处于无人过问的境地。

  12. 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。

  13. It wasn 't cool because it was like being in limbo .

    这不是很酷,因为它看起来是在状态中。

  14. People were killed in so many different ways during the disaster and they were left like that in limbo .

    她说,灾难中人们以许多不同的方式丧命,他们在地狱的边缘仍是这种形态。

  15. But there are other projects are in limbo , too , including small business loans on hold .

    但是还有其他项目也被搁置一旁,包括小企业贷款等问题。

  16. The mother was trapped in terrifying limbo for two weeks before going into labor .

    在分娩之前,这位母亲被困在恐怖的地狱边缘整整两周之久。

  17. Our plans will be in limbo until we know whether we 've got the grant .

    我们的计划要搁置了,直到确认已被批准。

  18. Limbo is gonna become your reality .

    意识边缘会变成你的现实。

  19. The essential problem is that the crisis has tossed central banking into an intellectual limbo .

    最关键的问题是,那场金融危机令央行陷入无所适从的境地。

  20. 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。

  21. Limbo ( 5 points ): Complete a level without collecting any pickups at all .

    凌波(5分):完成,但不会收集任何皮卡在一个级别。

  22. Grace 's dressing room in the Limbo Room .

    格蕾丝的更衣室在地狱的房间。

  23. I hope I hear from somebody soon – I hate being in limbo like this .

    我希望能尽早得到回音,我讨厌象这样被人忽视。

  24. In what limbo could he imagine her ?

    在地狱边缘的什么地方,他能想像她呢?

  25. Yet until we resolve these issues , large swaths of finance will exist in limbo .

    除非这些问题得到解答,否则金融领域将难以取得突破。

  26. That journey will be in limbo for at least a few more weeks .

    这次执教至少在接下去的几周内仍会相当困难。

  27. Zhayi and three other mills are in limbo .

    迁安轧一和其他三家钢铁企业已陷入瘫痪。

  28. 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。

  29. Daniel should not leave things in limbo .

    丹尼尔不能对此事无动于衷。

  30. That would mean the negotiations staying in limbo well into next year , increasing the damage caused by global warming .

    也就是说,频临破裂边缘的谈判会持续到明年,进一步增长全球变暖带来的危害。