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

• Disorientation occurs moments after exposure.
  接触毒气几分钟后就会出现神经错乱。
• Would induce nausea, disorientation, hypomania.
  会造成恶心、神志不清、狂躁。
• Throughout China's long history, unusual behavior has been observed in every kind of common animal. Most of the behavior falls into the category of unusual restlessness and disorientation.
  纵观中国历史，每一种动物在地震前都有异常举动，而大多数情况下都显示为异常的烦躁不安和迷失方向。
• 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。
• Dragon's Breath: Druids can no longer remove the disorientation effect from this spell by canceling their current shapeshift.
  龙息术：德鲁伊不再能通过解除变身移除该法术的混乱效果。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In a world of disorder, disorientation and disillusionment, people at that time of America were full of desperation, anxiety and fear-the fear of war, of loneliness and of death.
  在当时的美国，人们同样充满了绝望，焦虑与恐惧一对战争，孤独和死亡的恐惧。