Limbo
[ 'l?mbo ]
出國 Abroad
n. [宗]地獄的外緣;不穩(wěn)定，中間狀態(tài);監(jiān)獄;林波舞（西印度群島的一種舞）;
?? 例句
I'm in limbo, waiting to know if I've got the job or not.
我心神不定，等著知道是否已得到了那份工作。
The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision.
該工程必須擱置, 等待委員會做決定.
Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of.
要進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，還得另打主意。
consign to limbo
打入冷宮
Throughout that night I lay in the purple limbo between sleeping and waking.
我在半睡半醒的縹緲幻境中度過整晚。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ 諧音“凌波”:段譽的絕技,姿勢搖搖晃晃→不安定狀態(tài)
※ lim-limb四肢,bo-拼音“跛”:動物的四肢跛了,它行走時就處于一種不穩(wěn)定的中間狀態(tài)
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
limbo
n
(idm 習(xí)語) in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state; neglected 處於中間的或不定的狀態(tài); 受忽略; 被遺忘
The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision. 該工程必須擱置, 等待委員會做決定.
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（西印度群島的舞蹈, 舞者向後彎腰鉆過逐漸降低的橫竿）.
?? 擴展釋義
*['limb?u]n. 地獄邊緣, 監(jiān)獄, 忘卻【法】 監(jiān)獄, 拘禁, 忘卻
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I do, too.
我也一樣。
What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
沒有目的，人生就黯淡無光。
It is not a simple competition for a fixed amount of food determined by the physical environment,
它已不是為了爭得物質(zhì)環(huán)境所決定的有限食物而進(jìn)行的簡單競爭了，