limbo
英['lɪmbəʊ]
美['lɪmboʊ]
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n.
林波舞(西印度群岛的一种舞蹈)；中间或不定的状态；拘禁
GRE
n. (名词)
- 监狱
- 中间状态或位置
- 放置丢弃物的场所
- 丢弃废物的地方
- 中间过渡状态
- 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）
- 处于不定状态
- 拘禁
- 监牢
- 易被疏忽的地方
- 地狱边境（据说是基督降生前正直的人和未受洗礼的儿童死后居住的地方）
Noun:
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the state of being disregarded or forgotten
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an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
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(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
- 1. the limbo of the stateless person
- 无国籍人的不安定状态
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Neither party accepted her, so she was in limbo.
- 两党都不承认她, 所以她遭到忽略.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We're in limbo at the moment because we've finished our work in this country and now we're waiting for our next contract.
- 我们目前正处于断档期,因为我们在这个国家的工作已经完成,正在等待下一个合同.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of.
- 要进监狱,还得另打主意.
来自英汉文学 - 欧亨利
用作名词 (n.)
- Israel is in political limbo today.
以色列今天陷入政治僵局。
- 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。
- Management kept her promotion in limbo for months.
有好几个月领导将她的升迁之事放置一边。
- Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of.
要进监狱，还得另打主意。
