1. | [c] 林波舞(西印度群岛舞蹈,舞者向后弯腰钻过一次比一次降低的横杆)a West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go under a bar which is made lower each time you go under it |
2. | [u][sing] (尤指因等待他人作决定)处于不定状态a situation in which you are not certain what to do next, cannot take action, etc., especially because you are waiting for sb else to make a decision |
the limbo of the stateless person 无国籍人的不安定状态 | |
His life seemed stuck in limbo ; he could not go forward and he could not go back. 他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地,进退两难。 |