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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。
• 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。
• 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。
• A neurologic examination may detect disorientation, an abnormal gait, altered reflexes, and sensory or motor neuron abnormalities.
  神经系统检查可发现定位异常、步态异常、反射改变及感觉或运动神经元异常。
• 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。