/'lɪmbəʊ; `lɪmbo/
n (idm 习语) in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state; neglected 处于中间的或不定的状态; 受忽略; 被遗忘
*The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision. 该工程必须搁置, 等待委员会做决定.

/'lɪmbəʊ; `lɪmbo/
n (pl ~s / -bEUz; -boz/) West Indian dance in which the dancer bends back and passes under a bar that is gradually lowered 林波舞（西印度群岛的舞蹈, 舞者向後弯腰钻过逐渐降低的横竿）.

n
[Sense: 1; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin:Latin limbus 'border']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin:LIMBER²]
[singular, U]
a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it is difficult to make decisions or know what to do, often because you are waiting for something else to happen first
be in limbo
　I'm in limbo now until I know whether I've got the job.
limbo of
　the limbo of his eight years in jail
the limbo
a West Indian dance in which the dancer leans backwards and goes under a stick that is lowered gradually