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limbo

英['lɪmbəʊ] 美['lɪmboʊ]
  • n. 林波舞(西印度群岛的一种舞蹈);中间或不定的状态;拘禁
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 监狱
    2. 中间状态或位置
    3. 放置丢弃物的场所
    4. 丢弃废物的地方
    5. 中间过渡状态
    6. 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)
    7. 处于不定状态
    8. 拘禁
    9. 监牢
    10. 易被疏忽的地方
    11. 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)

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the state of being disregarded or forgotten

  2. an imaginary place for lost or neglected things

  3. (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)

双语例句

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.)
    1. Israel is in political limbo today.
      以色列今天陷入政治僵局。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of.
      要进监狱,还得另打主意。

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