Limbo
[ 'lɪmbo ]
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n. [宗]地狱的外缘;不稳定，中间状态;监狱;林波舞（西印度群岛的一种舞）;
📝 例句
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。
The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision.
该工程必须搁置, 等待委员会做决定.
Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of.
要进监狱，还得另打主意。
consign to limbo
打入冷宫
Throughout that night I lay in the purple limbo between sleeping and waking.
我在半睡半醒的缥缈幻境中度过整晚。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“凌波”:段誉的绝技,姿势摇摇晃晃→不安定状态
※ lim-limb四肢,bo-拼音“跛”:动物的四肢跛了,它行走时就处于一种不稳定的中间状态
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
limbo
n
(idm 习语) in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state; neglected 处於中间的或不定的状态; 受忽略; 被遗忘
The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision. 该工程必须搁置, 等待委员会做决定.
limbo n (pl ~s ) West Indian dance in which the dancer bends back and passes under a bar that is gradually lowered 林波舞（西印度群岛的舞蹈, 舞者向後弯腰钻过逐渐降低的横竿）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['limbәu]n. 地狱边缘, 监狱, 忘却【法】 监狱, 拘禁, 忘却
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Yes. I'd like to make a loan.
是的，我想办一笔贷款。
Their contempt is mutual.
他们互相轻视。
She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。