limbo

US [ˈlɪmboʊ]
UK [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）
  • Web地狱边境；迷失域；地狱边缘
Plural Form：limbos  

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limbo
n.
1.
[c]
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.
[u][sing]
（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。

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1.
Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn said the region was "in limbo" as they waited to hear the fate of the miners.
格雷区市长托尼-考克舒恩说，当他们等待矿工命运如何的时候，一切都还是“悬而未决”的。
gé léi qū shì zhǎng tuō ní - kǎo kè shū ēn shuō , dāng tā men děng dài kuàng gōng mìng yùn rú hé de shí hou , yí qiè dōu hái shì " xuán ér wèi jué " de 。
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2.
Her anguish grew from her concentration as she saw herself sunken in that thick impenetrable fog: could she be in limbo ?
当她集中精神注视自己、发现自己正沉没在难以渗透的厚雾中时，她的痛苦增长了：她可能是在地狱的边缘吗？
dāng tā jí zhōng jīng shén zhù shì zì jǐ 、 fā xiàn zì jǐ zhèng chén mò zài nán yǐ shèn tòu de hòu wù zhōng shí , tā de tòng kǔ zēng zhǎng le : tā kě néng shì zài dì yù de biān yuán ma ?
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3.
But it's easy to lose heart; especially when you are caught in the bewildering limbo between the death of the old and the birth of the new.
但是，人们总是很轻易地就失去了信心，尤其是陷于新旧交替的当口时更是如此。
dàn shì , rén men zǒng shì hěn qīng yì de jiù shī qù le xìn xīn , yóu qí shì xiàn yú xīn jiù jiāo tì de dāng kǒu shí gèng shì rú cǐ 。
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4.
He was surprised and dazed to find himself in such a glittering region, away from the shadowy limbo of his shelves.
走出下面阴暗的排排书架，他对自己身处在这样一个光芒熠熠的地方感到既惊讶又震惊。
zǒu chū xià mian yīn àn de pái pái shū jià , tā duì zì jǐ shēn chǔ zài zhè yàng yī gè guāng máng yì yì de dì fang gǎn dào jì jīng yà yòu zhèn jīng 。
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5.
"It is not a good way to treat people, " he said, "to leave them in limbo with no actual job. "
“这样对员工是不好的”他说，“让他们没有实际工作，名存实亡是不好的。”
" zhè yàng duì yuán gōng shì bù hǎo de " tā shuō , " ràng tā men méi yǒu shí jì gōng zuò , míng cún shí wáng shì bù hǎo de 。 "
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6.
But I'd rather see that, or even some honest friction, than a young guy still in limbo at the beginning of next season.
我宁愿看到交易，即使有阻力，也不希望他在那样的矛盾中开始新赛季。
wǒ nìng yuàn kàn dào jiāo yì , jí shǐ yǒu zǔ lì , yě bù xī wàng tā zài nà yàng de máo dùn zhōng kāi shǐ xīn sài jì 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
There had been concern that British and other foreign forces would be thrown into a legal limbo if no agreement was reached.
此前有人担心，如果没有达成任何共识，英国和其它外国军队将失去驻扎在伊拉克的明确法律依据。
cǐ qián yǒu rén dān xīn , rú guǒ méi yǒu dá chéng rèn hé gòng shí , yīng guó hé qí tā wài guó jūn duì jiāng shī qù zhù zhā zài yī lā kè de míng què fǎ lǜ yī jù 。
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8.
We are here to make limbo tolerable, to ferry wounded souls across the river of dread until the point where hope is dimly visible.
我们让地狱不那么可怕，我们用渡船帮助受伤的魂灵度过恐惧之河，知道希望之光隐约可见。
wǒ men ràng dì yù bù nà me kě pà , wǒ men yòng dù chuán bāng zhù shòu shāng de hún líng dù guò kǒng jù zhī hé , zhī dào xī wàng zhī guāng yǐn yuē kě jiàn 。
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9.
I'm in limbo, waiting to see if I've been accepted for the new job.
在我等待是否能得到这份工作时我感觉身处地狱边缘。
zài wǒ děng dài shì fǒu néng dé dào zhè fèn gōng zuò shí wǒ gǎn jué shēn chù dì yù biān yuán 。
class34.loxa.edu.tw
10.
Once insulate, imprison in the slope of the garden the previous and small house, I the feeling consign into limbo, very depressed.
一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿感打入冷宫，十分郁郁不得志起来。
yí dàn gé lí , jū jìn zài huā yuán shān pō shàng yī zhuàng xiǎo fáng zi lǐ , wǒ dùn gǎn dǎ rù lěng gōng , shí fēn yù yù bù dé zhì qǐ lái 。
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