limbo
limbo1
noun
[mass noun]
limbo2
(pl. -os)
noun
[mass noun]
- (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ's coming
（某些基督教信条中所说的）地狱边缘（指基督降生前未受洗的婴儿和死去的好人居住的地方） - an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition
悬而未决的时候；（惴惴不安地）等待结果的时候；进退两难的中间阶段；不知如何是好的尴尬处境
in limbo, waiting for people to decide what to do.
惴惴不安地等待人们决定该做什么。
■[in sing.]a state of neglect or oblivion
被忽略（或被遗忘）的状态
children left in an emotional limbo.
被遗忘在感情沙漠里的孩子们。
- late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase in limbo, from limbus 'hem, border, limbo'
limbo2
(pl. -os)
- a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground
林波舞（西印度群岛舞蹈，表演者向后弯腰从一横竿下通过，横竿逐渐降低至离地最低位置）
- [no obj.]dance in such a way
跳林波舞
- 1950s: from limber
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