trance

trance
[trɑːns]
noun
  1. a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium
    昏睡状态(尤指催眠等状态)
    she put him into a light trance.
    她让他进入轻度昏睡状态。
    ■a state of abstraction
    出神,恍惚,发呆
    the kind of trance he went into whenever illness was discussed.
    一谈到疾病他就表现出的那种发呆神情。
    ■(亦作 trance music)[mass noun]a type of electronic dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythms and sounds
    催眠的舞蹈音乐
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be tranced)(poetic/literary)put into a trance
    (诗/文)使昏睡,使出神,使入迷
    she's been tranced and may need waking.
    她已经沉睡过去了,可能需要把她叫醒。
派生
trancedly
adverb
trance-like
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense 'be in a trance'): from Old French transir 'depart, fall into trance', from Latin transire 'go across'
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