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

• 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。
• Clinical features include intense headache, loss of memory, hallucinations, confusion, disorientation, vertigo, convulsions, lethargy and coma.
  临床特点包括剧烈头痛、失去记忆、出现幻觉、思维混乱、定向障碍、眩晕、惊厥、嗜睡和昏迷。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• Would induce nausea, disorientation, hypomania.
  会造成恶心、神志不清、狂躁。
• 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。