/trɑ:ns; [US] træns; træns/
n
1 sleep-like state, caused eg by being hypnotized 昏睡状态; 催眠状态
*go/fall into a trance 进入[陷入]昏睡状态
* put/send sb into a trance 使某人进入昏睡状态
* come out of a trance 从昏睡状态中醒来.
2 dreamy state in which one concentrates on one's thoughts and does not notice what is happening around one 出神; 发呆
*She's been in a trance all day I think she's in love. 她整天发愣--我看她是陷入情网了.

n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: transe, from transir 'to pass away, become unconscious', from Latin transire; TRANSIENT¹]
[C]
a state in which you behave as if you were asleep but are still able to hear and understand what is said to you
go/fall into a trance
　She went into a deep hypnotic trance.
[C]
a state in which you are thinking about something so much that you do not notice what is happening around you
in a trance
　What's the matter with you? You've been in a trance all day.
[U]
a type of popular electronic dance music with a fast beat and long continuous notes played on a synthesizer