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be in limbo
in limbo 为固定搭配，limbo 前不加冠词，多表示“处于不确定或被搁置的状态”。
The project has been in limbo since the manager resigned.
自从经理辞职后，这个项目就一直悬而未决。
被遗忘之境；悬置状态
limboes — plural of limbo
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被遗忘之境；悬置状态
an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
The project has been in limbo since the manager resigned.
自从经理辞职后，这个项目就一直悬而未决。
一种推测的地方或状态,被认为可能位于地狱无底坑的边缘,无辜逝者的灵魂可能暂时存在那里直到进入天堂,特别是那些在耶稣基督降临之前死去的圣徒(占据先祖的灵薄狱)和未受洗的婴儿(占据婴儿的灵薄狱)；(可数)每一类灵魂可能存在的可能之地。
A speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, r
一种源自特立尼达和多巴哥的竞技舞蹈,舞者轮流弯腰后仰穿过水平横杆下方；横杆逐轮降低,以最低姿势通过且不碰落横杆或摔倒的舞者获胜。
A competitive dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards. The bar is lowered with each round, and the competition is won by the dancer who passes under the bar in the lowest position without dislodging it or falling down.
主要用于in之后:任何处于忽视或遗忘状态的中间地带、状况或状态,导致僵局、延迟或其他未解决的情况。
Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.
一种安装在军舰上的反潜迫击炮。
A type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels.
The project has been in limbo since the manager left.
自从经理离开后，这个项目就一直处于停滞状态。
After the company closed, our insurance claims were left in limbo for months.
公司倒闭后，我们的保险索赔被搁置了好几个月。
With no new evidence, the investigation remains in limbo.
由于没有新证据，调查仍处于悬而未决的状态。
in limbo 为固定搭配，limbo 前不加冠词，多表示“处于不确定或被搁置的状态”。
The project has been in limbo since the manager resigned.
自从经理辞职后，这个项目就一直悬而未决。
被动式 be left in limbo 也很常见，如 The deal was left in limbo.。
Leaving the contract unsigned left the deal in limbo.
合同未被签署，使得这笔交易一直悬而未决。
consign ... to limbo 是较正式的书面表达，意为“把……当作被遗忘的东西处理”。
Fashion is ruthless: last year's trends are quickly consigned to limbo.
时尚很无情：去年的潮流很快就被弃置到无人问津的境地。
Not this
The project is in a limbo.
Use this
The project is in limbo.
limbo 表示“悬置状态”时是不可数名词，前面不用不定冠词 a；固定搭配是 in limbo。
Not this
The plan is on limbo.
Use this
The plan is in limbo.
表示“处于悬置状态”时介词用 in，不用 on；in limbo 是固定搭配。
Not this
The contract is in limbo for weeks.
Use this
The contract has been in limbo for weeks.
与 for + 时间段连用时，要用现在完成时表示从过去持续到现在的状态；一般现在时只表示现存的习惯或事实，不能表示持续。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
处于悬而未决的状态；被搁置
The agreement has been in limbo since the talks broke down.
会谈破裂以来，这项协议一直处于悬而未决的状态。
把…搁置；使遭遗忘
The draft treaty was consigned to limbo after the summit failed.
峰会失败后，条约草案被搁置遗忘了。
法律上的悬置状态（无名分、无法可依或等待裁决的状态）
Refugees can spend years in legal limbo while their cases are processed.
难民在案件处理期间可能要在法律上的悬置状态中度过多年。
政治上的悬置状态；政治前景不明朗的状态
The proposed reform has remained in political limbo for a decade.
这项改革提案十年来一直处于政治上的悬置状态。
处于悬而未决的状态；被搁置
The project has been in limbo since the funding was cut.
自从资金被削减以来，这个项目就一直悬而未决。
跳林波舞，跳林波舞，跳林波摇滚舞吧！
This line from Chubby Checker's 1962 hit 'Limbo Rock' helped popularize the limbo dance around the world.
这句歌词出自查比·切克1962年的热门歌曲《Limbo Rock》，它让林波舞风靡全球。
Use limboes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
limbo 单词里藏着 limb（肢体），肢体卡在横杆下动弹不得——就是悬置与被遗忘的状态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、职场沟通 这个义项指被遗忘或被搁置的状态，比较常见于日常英语，尤其常用于 in limbo 这个短语；语气中性，不算非常正式。
与 limbo 真正押韵的有 bimbo /ˈbɪmbəʊ/ 和 akimbo /əˈkɪmbəʊ/（重音后的 /ɪmbəʊ/ 一致）。limb /lɪm/ 虽然拼写含 limbo 开头的 limb，但只有一个音节，仅首音节相同；lingo /ˈlɪŋɡəʊ/ 和 mambo /ˈmæmbəʊ/ 是形近词，但发音不同，lingo 以 /ŋɡ/ 结尾，mambo 的重读元音是 /æ/，均不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.