They were in a state of panic.

他们惊恐万状。

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He's still in a state of shock.

他至今还惊魂未定。

《牛津词典》

She was in a state of shock.

她震惊不已。

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Traditionally,the president does not fill federal jobs in a state until he discusses them with the senators from that state.

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To be in a state of purity simply means that one is qualified to contact the sacred: to enter the sacred precincts, to handle sacred objects, and so on.

处于纯洁的状态仅仅意味着有资格,去接触神圣，比如说进入圣地的周边地区，打理神圣的物件，等等。

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To be in a state of impurity simply means that one is not qualified to contact the sacred.

处于不纯洁的状态仅仅意味着,没有资格去接触神圣的事物。

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"After 25 January, the police was in a state of complete collapse, " he tells me.

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His motives are partly self-serving: he needs social credentials in a state that leans leftwards.

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This belief is in a state of collapse, largely for the reason Mr. Axelrod described.

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