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

• 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。
• 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。
• I've seen good results with sensory disorientation.
  我想试试感观丧失的方法。
• 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。
• Dragon's Breath: Druids can no longer remove the disorientation effect from this spell by canceling their current shapeshift.
  龙息术：德鲁伊不再能通过解除变身移除该法术的混乱效果。
• 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。
• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。
• 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。
• 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。