in a state

• Tessa felt herself in a state of delicious wonder .
  苔莎觉得自己置身于一个奇异而甜蜜的境界。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed .
  有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
• I rang my father up in a state of great excitement .
  我怀着一种高度兴奋的心情给我父亲打了电话。
• She was in a state of lawful innocence, so to speak .
  也可以说她过的是一种守法的天真烂漫的生活。
• He had the students all in a state of exaltation about literature .
  他使那些学生对文学产生了浓厚的兴趣。
• "it cannot be anything but a volcano in a state of eruption", said he .
  “这不会是别的，是座活火山”，他说。
• He is in a state of deep depression on account of his failure to pass the examination .
  他因考试不及格深感沮丧。
• She will be in a state of mind to impeach the justice of the republic .
  她正处在咒骂共和法律的一种心里状态之中。
• New words and meanings keep the english language in a state of flux .
  新的字和新的字义使英语处于不断变动的情况中。
• Her mind, assailed by visions, was in a state of extraordinary activity .
  无数的幻想向她眼前涌来，她心乱如麻，不能安静。