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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。
• 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。
• Temporal lobe stimulation can evoke the feeling of a presence, disorientation, and perceptual irregularities.
  颞叶刺激能够唤起一种在场www.xinlizl.com、迷失方向和直觉混乱的感觉。
• 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。