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。
• Lack of oxygen to the brain causes disorientation.
  脑部缺氧会让人产生幻觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This disorientation becomes a way of life.
  方向迷失本身成了一种生活方式。
• Those "beauties on the way" are enjoying the freedom of ideological disorientation.
  那些“在路上”的美女们，在路上享受思想迷失的自由。