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limboBrE /ˈlɪmbəʊ/NAmE /ˈlɪmboʊ/ noun (limbos) [C] a West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go under a bar which 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） [U, sing.] 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 （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◆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。 |