limbo
🇬🇧 /ˈlɪmbəʊ/
🇺🇸 /ˈlɪmboʊ/
📖 释义
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noun
灵薄狱; 悬而未决的状态; 林波舞
🔗 详情
词形变化
不可数
第三人称单数: limbos
过去式: limboed
过去分词: limboed
现在分词: limboing
常用搭配
in limbolimbo dancelimbo statelimbo barstuck in limbo
同义词
purgatoryno man's landtwilight zonesuspenseuncertainty
反义词
certaintyresolution
易混淆词
purgatory
EN: 'Purgatory' implies a state of suffering or punishment before redemption, while 'limbo' implies a state of neglect, uncertainty, or waiting without resolution.
zh: ‘炼狱’(Purgatory)暗示救赎之前的受苦或受罚状态,而‘边缘状态’(limbo)则暗示被忽视、不确定或无果等待的状态。
limber
EN: 'Limber' means flexible or supple (adjective/verb), while 'limbo' is a state of uncertainty or a dance.
zh: ‘灵活’(Limber)意为柔韧的或柔软的(形容词/动词),而‘边缘状态’(limbo)是一种不确定状态或一种舞蹈。
拼写提示
EN: Do not confuse 'limbo' with 'limber' (flexible). The word 'limbo' has no common spelling traps.
zh: 不要将‘边缘状态’(limbo)与‘灵活’(limber,意为柔韧的)混淆。单词‘limbo’没有常见的拼写陷阱。
💬 例句
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Medieval theologians debated the nature of limbo and who might inhabit it.
中世纪神学家们争论了灵薄狱的性质以及谁可能居住在那里。
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After the company's bankruptcy, hundreds of employees were left in limbo, unsure of their futures.
公司破产后,数百名员工陷入进退两难的境地,不知未来何去何从。
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She amazed the crowd at the party by doing the limbo under a bar set only two feet high.
她在派对上表演了仅离地两英尺高的林波舞,令观众惊叹不已。