limbo

🇬🇧 UK/'limbәu/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A state of uncertainty or neglect where nothing progresses; in Catholic theology, a place for souls not admitted to heaven

不确定状态,被遗忘的处境;(天主教)灵薄狱

v.

To place someone or something in an uncertain or unresolved state

使处于不确定状态

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
limboother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.in limbo处于不确定状态
  • 2.cast into limbo陷入不确定状态

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company's new project has been in limbo for months without a decision.

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