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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• The secretive administrative-detention process can keep detainees in a legal limbo for extensive questioning without charges being brought.
  这种秘密的行政拘押程序可以在没有提出指控的情况下关押被拘留者，进行长时间的讯问。
• 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。
• That's why I was stuck here in limbo.
  那就是我呆在地狱边上的原因。
• Are you ready to limbo?
  你准备好到那去吗？
• In what limbo could he imagine her?
  在地狱边缘的什么地方，他能想像她呢？
• You are alone in this limbo.
  你孤独地站在地狱边缘。
• A huge percentage of those "assets" are already in creditor limbo, having secured roads and bridges and tunnels and airports to nowhere.
  这些“资产”中巨大比例已经让债权人损失惨重，它们被用于为做摆设的道路和桥梁、隧道和机场项目做担保。