单词 | limbo |
释义 | limbo 1.=Limbo 2.(intermediate state)中间过渡状态 Thousands of asylum seekers are stranded in a bureaucratic limbo.成千上万的寻求避难者被官僚主义搁置起来。 3.(for unwanted persons, things)被忘却的处境;被忽略的处境 The species was rescued from the limbo of effective extinction in 1981.这个物种于1981年得到援救, 从灭绝的深渊被拉了回来。 4.(dance)林波舞(加勒比地区舞蹈, 表演者一边跳, 一边向后弯腰从一横竿下通过) 5.to be in limbo处于中间状态;处于不确定状态 I've made no firm decisions yet, I'm in limbo.我还没有拿定主意, 我还在犹豫。 Turkey was in political limbo after prime minister Mesut Yilmaz's government fell.在首相梅苏特•耶尔马兹的政府倒台以后, 土耳其处于政治过渡期。 I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道我的家人是死是活。我很迷茫。 The negotiations have been in limbo since mid-December.自十二月中旬以来, 谈判一直处于搁置状态。 |
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