1. in a state处于焦急、激动的状态，处于混乱、不整洁等不良状态
I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness.
我极度焦虑不安，因为谁也不知道为什么我会得这个病。
He pronounced the country to be in a state of war.
他宣布全国进入战争状态。
He's still in a state of shock.
他至今还惊魂未定。
The building is in a bad state of repair.
那座房子年久失修。
She got herself into a real state before the interview.
她面试前格外地焦虑不安。
You're not in a fit state to drive.
你现在的状态不宜开车。
The room was in a state of disorder.
房间凌乱不堪。
The troops are in a state of preparedness.
军队处于备战状态。
The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months.
几个月来，整个国家一直处于政治动荡状态。
Technically, the two sides have been in a state of war ever since 1949.
准确来说，双方自1949年起就一直处于交战状态。
She was in a state of shock.
她震惊不已。
We always left his office in a state of confusion.
我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
每个人都大为兴奋。
She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
她说话慢吞吞的，显得心事重重。
Every cover showed a woman in a state of undress.
每个封面上都有一名裸体女子。
For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression
丹尼尔去世后的最初几个月里，我一直处于临床抑郁症的状态。
Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation
丹尼回到神父的房子时显得极为焦虑不安。
We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out.
我们这里正乱作一团，我需要一点时间来理清头绪。
Meg was in a state of fevered anticipation.
梅格处于一种兴奋的期待中。
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。
2.in state隆重地，正式地，庄严堂皇地
The Queen drove to the palace in state.
女王的车隆重地驶向皇宫。
The flower girl enters in state.
卖花姑娘庄严地走了进来。
The President was received in state.
总统受到隆重接待。
The king received the ambassador in state.
国王隆重地接见了那位大使。