limbo

🇺🇸 /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlɪmbəʊ/
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難度
標籤 TOP20000
noun
R

A dance from the West Indies where you bend backwards and go under a bar that gets lower each time you pass under it.

The limbo was the highlight of the party as everyone tried to go under the bar without touching it.

在派對上,林波舞是高潮,因為每個人都試圖在不觸碰橫杆的情況下從下面通過。

R

A state of uncertainty where you cannot make a decision or take action because you are waiting for someone else's decision.

After the accident, the insurance claim was in limbo for months as they waited for the final report.

事故發生後,保險索賠在等待最終報告期間數月處於懸而未決的狀態。

translation

n. 林波舞, 未定狀態

詞形變化

Plural limbos