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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• The last time I ever saw anything like this, in terms of the sense of disorientation and loss, was among my friends [ in Russia] when the Soviet Union broke up.
  就迷失方向和挫败的感觉而言，我上一次见识这种情形，还是在苏联解体时从我的（俄罗斯）朋友身上看到的。
• 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。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。
• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。
• Tailless donkey as the other children mocked my disorientation.
  还要被其他孩子嘲笑我的方向感。
• Would induce nausea, disorientation, hypomania.
  会造成恶心、神志不清、狂躁。
• 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。