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limbo

lim·bo /ˈlɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ noun  
1 UNCERTAIN[singular, uncountableU] a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it is difficult to make decisions or know what to do, often because you are waiting for something else to happen first 〔常指因等待另一事先发生而所处的〕不确定的状态
be in limbo
 I’m in limbo now until I know whether I’ve got the job.
我现在心中没有着落,要一直到知道自己是否得到那份工作为止。
limbo of
 the limbo of his eight years in jail
他这八年停的牢狱生活
2. the limbo APDa West Indian dance in which the dancer leans backwards and goes under a stick that is lowered gradually 林波舞〔一种西印度群岛舞蹈,舞者向后弯腰通过逐步降低的横杆〕
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From Longman Business Dictionary
limbolim·bo /ˈlɪmbəʊ-boʊ/ noun
be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is not clear what will happen next
Investors in the shares have been left in limbo since the market tailed off.
Origin limbo
1. (1300-1400) Medieval Latin Latin limbus border
2. (1900-2000) LIMBER2
lim·bo noun
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