Be that as it may, I want you to imagine me writing a novel in a state of trance.

尽管如此，我请你想象我在迷睡的状态中写小说。

youdao

This is a state of trance when outwardly a man who reaches it is as good as dead, there being nothing but warmth as a sign of life.

这是一个出神的状态，当一个人达到这一状态时外面看起来就好象死亡一样，这里没有什么但是有体温的信号表明生命的存在。

youdao

According to early traditions, the Prophet's Revelations occurred in a state of trance when his normal consciousness was in abeyance.

依照早期传统，当他的正常意识被中止的时候，先知的启示以一种出神的状态出现。

youdao

"They may be kind of dream animals and the San, the spirit healers amongst the San people today, one of their main roles is to hunt these rain animals in their dreams in a trance state."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

One of the things we learn about hypnosis from "Trance" is that 5% of the population is extremely suggestible, and will float in and out of a trance state.

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