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limbo

noun
/ˈlɪmbəʊ/
/ˈlɪmbəʊ/
(plural limbos)
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  1. [countable] a West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go under a bar that is made lower each time you go under it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)
  2. [uncountable, singular] a situation in which you are not certain what to do next, cannot take action, etc., especially because you are waiting for somebody else to make a decision(尤指因等待他人作决定)处于不定状态
    • the limbo of the stateless person无国籍人的不安定状态
    • in limbo 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。
  3. Word Originsense 2 late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase in limbo, from limbus ‘hem, border, limbo’.sense 1 1950s: from limber.

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