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

• 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。
• Would induce nausea, disorientation, hypomania.
  会造成恶心、神志不清、狂躁。
• This disorientation becomes a way of life.
  方向迷失本身成了一种生活方式。
• They warned that the technology may cause viewers to experience 'motion sickness',' disorientation' and 'eye strain'.
  他们警告，此项技术会导致观众遭受“晕动病”，“迷惑感”和“眼疲劳”。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。