5.to be in limbo处于中间状态;处于不确定状态
I've made no firm decisions yet, I'm in limbo.我还没有拿定主意, 我还在犹豫。
Turkey was in political limbo after prime minister Mesut Yilmaz's government fell.在首相梅苏特•耶尔马兹的政府倒台以后, 土耳其处于政治过渡期。
I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道我的家人是死是活。我很迷茫。
The negotiations have been in limbo since mid-December.自十二月中旬以来, 谈判一直处于搁置状态。