disorientation

英 [dɪsˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]

美 [dɪsˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]

n.  迷失方向；迷惑

复数：disorientations　

化学

BNC.20877 / COCA.19725

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 disorientate


• VERB 使迷失方向;使觉得迷惘
  If somethingdisorientsyou, you lose your sense of direction, or you generally feel lost and uncertain, for example because you are in an unfamiliar environment.
  1. An overnight stay at a friend's house disorients me...
     在朋友家过夜让我觉得晕晕乎乎的。
  2. They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it.
     他们在烟雾中迷失了方向，向里面胡乱射击了一通。

英英释义

noun

• confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed
  1. his disorientation was the result of inattention
• a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
  Synonym:freak out

双语例句

• You might experience some post-traumatic stress or disorientation, but your vitals look good.
  你可能有些外伤后受压或者是方向感丧失，但伤到要害。
• This behavior is so unexpected that it generates instant disorientation ( and sometimes even anger).
  它的行为是如此出乎意料，会让人很不安（以致使人生气）。
• The current disorientation inside the Forum is solved by creating a new axis for main circulation.
  现存的、在这个大建筑中迷失方向的问题，通过给主要的环路增加一条新的轴线来解决。
• Money, power and fame can distort human perception just as surely as any drug or mental illness, leading to disorientation and delusion.
  金钱、权力和名气绝对能跟毒品或精神疾病一样，扭曲人类感知，让人迷失方向，心生妄想。
• Still, the new research supports what many experimental artists, habitual travelers and other novel seekers have always insisted: at least some of the time, disorientation begets creative thinking.
  不过，该新的研究支持实验派艺术家、旅游狂与其它新潮客一贯坚持的观点：至少某些时候，迷失方向会激发创造性思维能力。
• The last time I ever saw anything like this, in terms of the sense of disorientation and loss, was among my friends [ in Russia] when the Soviet Union broke up.
  就迷失方向和挫败的感觉而言，我上一次见识这种情形，还是在苏联解体时从我的（俄罗斯）朋友身上看到的。
• Would induce nausea, disorientation, hypomania.
  会造成恶心、神志不清、狂躁。
• Tailless donkey as the other children mocked my disorientation.
  还要被其他孩子嘲笑我的方向感。
• Drink too much, and fluid levels could build in your body and brain, making brain cells swell and leading to headaches, nausea, vomiting, disorientation, and in some cases, death.
  喝太多水，身体和大脑中的液面就会上升，促使脑细胞膨胀一起头痛、恶心、呕吐、定向障碍、有时候甚至导致死亡。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。