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

• 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。
• 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。
• Many users of today's VR systems experience "simulator sickness," with symptoms ranging from unpleasantness and disorientation to headaches, nausea, and vomiting.
  当前的许多虚拟现实系统的使用体验“模拟疾病”时，产生从不愉快、迷失方向到头痛、恶性循环心、呕吐等症状。
• The regional crisis makes people tortured by heart blank and disorientation, and so on.
  出现信仰危机，人们普遍心灵空虚，迷失方向等等。
• Throughout China's long history, unusual behavior has been observed in every kind of common animal. Most of the behavior falls into the category of unusual restlessness and disorientation.
  纵观中国历史，每一种动物在地震前都有异常举动，而大多数情况下都显示为异常的烦躁不安和迷失方向。
• This disorientation becomes a way of life.
  方向迷失本身成了一种生活方式。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。