limbo
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone or something is in limbo, you mean that they are in a situation where they seem to be caught between two stages and it is unclear what will happen next. 前途未卜的境地
The negotiations have been in limbo since mid-December. 谈判自12月中旬已陷入了僵局。
2. N a Caribbean dance in which dancers pass, while leaning backwards, under a bar 林波舞(舞者需后仰，从一根杆下通过)
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limbo /ˈlɪmbəʊ/
剑桥词典
limbo noun (UNCERTAINTY)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]an uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
悬而未决；停滞不前
Until we have official permission to go ahead with the plans we're in limbo. 在该计划得到正式批准之前，我们一直处于停滞状态。
limbo noun (DANCE)
the limboa dance from the West Indies in which the dancer bends backwards to go under a low bar that is made lower each time he or she goes under it
林波舞（源自西印度群岛，舞者向后弯腰钻过逐次降低的横杆） 返回 limbo