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

• Shock, seizures, tremor, disorientation, and coma may be seen in the late stages.
  晚期可见休克、癫痫发作、震颤、定向障碍和昏迷。
• Since your nervous system demands the use of two-thirds of your blood sugar, the deficit created by anaerobic exercise can cause neuromuscular problems like headaches or disorientation.
  因为你的神经系统需要使用三分之二的血糖，无氧运动所造成的血糖不足将引起诸如头痛，神志昏眩之类的神经肌问题。
• In a world of disorder, disorientation and disillusionment, people at that time of America were full of desperation, anxiety and fear-the fear of war, of loneliness and of death.
  在当时的美国，人们同样充满了绝望，焦虑与恐惧一对战争，孤独和死亡的恐惧。
• Some use it as a means to depict their disorientation and melancholy.
  一些人用它来探索迷茫和忧郁。
• This disorientation becomes a way of life.
  方向迷失本身成了一种生活方式。
• Role playing offers a more positive vehicle for dealing with the disorientation of modern life because it teaches people skills for participating in the creation of their own unfolding identities.
  角色扮演为现代生活中可能出现的迷失方向提供了可对比的，正确的引导。
• A year later as the Goldman index shows the sense of paralysis and disorientation has subsided.
  一年后如同高盛指数所显示的那样瘫痪和迷失感有所减弱。
• There is a sense of madness and disorientation at almost every express stop.
  几乎每一站都有疯狂和令人迷失方向的气息。
• As the planet shifts to a new axis, this may produce vomiting, vertigo, strange pains and disorientation.
  当这个行星转换到一个新的坐标轴，这可能产生呕吐、眩晕、奇怪的疼痛和方向感丧失。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。