每日一词【418】limbo：不确定的状态
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语每日一词
英语课
今天我们要学的词是limbo 1。 Limbo, 是指不确定的状态。纽约州长施皮策的召妓丑闻爆发后，大家都在观望，看他是否会辞职。与此同时，"The questions about Spitzer's future put the state in limbo," 施皮策的去留让纽约州陷入了前景不明的状态。
美国人收养的孩子，最多是来自中国，其次就是危地马拉。不过，有关部门去年开始对危地马拉收养机构弄虚做假的情况展开调查。"The investigation 2 left over 2,900 U.S. adoptions 3 in limbo," 调查使正在进行中的两千九百多个美国收养案陷入了停顿状态。好的，今天我们学习的词是limbo...
n.地狱的边缘；监狱
- His life seemed stuck in limbo and 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。
- I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。