in limbo

/ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ/· 习语(介词短语)

财经/商业C1

in limbo
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Chinese meaning

悬xuán而ér未wèi决jué;陷xiàn入rù停tíng滞zhì

计jì划huà、状zhuàng态tài处chǔ于yú悬xuán而ér未wèi决jué、进jìn退tuì两liǎng难nán的de境jìng地dì

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指zhǐOura的de股gǔ票piào上shàng市shì计jì划huà因yīn临lín时shí推tuī迟chíIPO而ér陷xiàn入rù悬xuán而ér未wèi决jué

Example

Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it

智zhì能néng戒jiè指zhǐ初chū创chuàng公gōng司sīOura在zài启qǐ动dòngIPO仅jǐn几jǐ天tiān后hòu便biàn将jiāng其qí推tuī迟chí,公gōng司sī股gǔ票piào上shàng市shì计jì划huà陷xiàn入rù悬xuán而ér未wèi决jué

Source: Fast Company · 29 Sep 2026

Background ✎

Oura本běn周zhōu二èr宣xuān布bù推tuī迟chí原yuán定dìng的deIPO计jì划huà,称chēng尽jǐn管guǎn需xū求qiú强qiáng劲jìng,但dàn「IPO市shì场chǎng存cún在zài不bù确què定dìng性xìng」。这zhè家jiā智zhì能néng戒jiè指zhǐ制zhì造zào商shāng目mù前qián已yǐ盈yíng利lì,预yù计jì2026年nián营yíng收shōu同tóng比bǐ增zēng长zhǎng90%,IPO申shēn报bào文wén件jiàn显xiǎn示shì,公gōng司sī前qián九jiǔ个gè月yuè净jìng利lì润rùn达dá6080万wàn美měi元yuán。

Roots · etymology

limbo源自中世纪拉丁语limbus(边缘),但丁《神曲》中指天堂与地狱之间的「地狱边缘」,后引申为「悬而未决的中间状态」

  • in(处于...中)+ limbo(灵魂中间地带,引申为不确定状态)

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  • in limbo / leave something in limbo / stock listing in limbo

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