disorientate

英 [dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt]

美 [dɪsˈɔːriənteɪt]

v.  使迷失方向; 使迷惘; 使不知所措; 使无所适从

现在分词：disorientating　过去分词：disorientated　第三人称单数：disorientates　过去式：disoriented　

IELTS

BNC.36507

牛津词典

verb

• 使迷失方向
  to make sb unable to recognize where they are or where they should go
  1. The darkness had disorientated him.
     黑暗使他迷失了方向。
• 使迷惘；使不知所措；使无所适从
  to make sb feel confused
  1. Ex-soldiers can be disorientated by the transition to civilian life.
     退伍军人开始平民生活可能会感到茫然。

柯林斯词典

• → see:disorient

英英释义

verb

• cause to be lost or disoriented
  Synonym:disorient

双语例句

• Among techniques used to disorientate prisoners were "frequent flyer" programmes, whereby detainees would be moved from their cell every hour, night and day.
  让罪犯神志迷乱的方法有很多，其中之一就是“频繁飞行”项目，罪犯每一小时就要从他们的小房间移出来一次，白天和夜里都是如此。
• Some of them disorientate the prosperity of the object and some others are confined to the teaching aims and methods.
  这其中有对研究对象的性质定位偏颇的原因，也受到教学目的和方法的局限。
• Organisers of the annual initiative, now in its fifth year, say the bright lights disorientate the migrating birds and override their natural navigational cues.
  组织者们自发一年一度的活动，到今年他们是第五次了。他们称，明亮的灯光会使候鸟们失去方向感，还会打乱他们的天然航行信号。