学个词Learn a Word 第418期 Limbo

今天我们要学的词是limbo¹。 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 investigation² left over 2,900 U.S. adoptions³ 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...

 

1 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• 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。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

3 adoptions   

n.采用，收养( adoption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Adoption agencies are always so open to alternative family adoptions. 领养中介机构永远都对领养家庭敞开。 来自电影对白
• The number of adoptions has grown in the past year. 去年，收养子女的数字增加了。 来自互联网