limbo
[ˈlɪmboʊ]
n.
[宗]地狱的外缘;
不稳定,中间状态;
监狱;
林波舞(西印度群岛的一种舞);
例句:
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How did one go about getting Gertrude out of Limbo?
来自NEWYORKER
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the limbo of the stateless person
无国籍人的不安定状态
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Neither party accepted her, so she was in limbo.
两党都不承认她, 所以她遭到忽略.
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I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo.
我不知道家人是生是死,感觉自己茫然无措。
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Being a postdoc is like living in limbo land.
来自SA
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They feel that their country is now in limbo.
来自VOA