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experience + disorientation
disorientation 在此为不可数名词，表示‘迷失方向、神志不清’。
The pilot experienced disorientation after the sudden change in altitude.
飞行员在高度突然变化后经历了迷失方向的状态。
迷失方向；迷向；方位混乱
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迷失方向；迷向；方位混乱
Confusion about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty about direction.
The pilot experienced disorientation after the sudden change in altitude.
飞行员在高度突然变化后经历了迷失方向的状态。
失去方向感,或无法确定自己与周围环境的位置关系。
the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.
对时间、地点或身份的困惑状态。
a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity.
妄想。
a delusion.
After the accident, the patient suffered from temporary disorientation and could not remember which hospital he was in.
事故发生后，病人出现短暂的定向障碍，记不起自己身处哪家医院。
The thick fog caused complete disorientation among the hikers, who lost their sense of direction.
浓雾使徒步者完全迷失方向，他们失去了方位感。
Waking up in an unfamiliar hotel room can produce a brief feeling of disorientation.
在不熟悉的酒店房间醒来可能会产生短暂的迷失方向感。
disorientation 在此为不可数名词，表示‘迷失方向、神志不清’。
The pilot experienced disorientation after the sudden change in altitude.
飞行员在高度突然变化后经历了迷失方向的状态。
这里的过去分词短语作后置定语，表示‘由……引起的’。
The disorientation caused by the drug lasted for several hours.
药物引起的迷失方向感持续了几个小时。
介词 of 后接抽象名词，构成‘一种……的感觉’。
She had a sudden feeling of disorientation in the unfamiliar surroundings.
她在陌生的环境中突然有一种迷失方向的感觉。
Not this
After getting lost in the forest, I felt disorientation.
Use this
After getting lost in the forest, I felt disoriented.
feel 是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语；disorientation 是名词，不能直接作表语，应改用形容词 disoriented 表示“感到迷失方向的”。
Not this
After the accident, she suffered a disorientation.
Use this
After the accident, she suffered disorientation.
disorientation 表示“迷失方向/神志不清”的状态时是不可数名词，前面不能用不定冠词 a；去掉 a，用零冠词泛指该状态即可。
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空间定向障碍
Pilots receive special training to cope with spatial disorientation.
飞行员接受专门训练以应对空间定向障碍。
暂时性迷失方向
She felt a temporary disorientation after waking up from the surgery.
手术后醒来时，她感到暂时的迷失方向。
引起迷失方向
The medication can cause disorientation in elderly patients.
这种药物可能会引起老年患者迷失方向。
迷失方向的症状
Symptoms of disorientation include confusion and an inability to recognize familiar places.
迷失方向的症状包括意识混乱和无法辨认熟悉的地方。
时间定向障碍
People with dementia may show disorientation in time, forgetting the day or date.
痴呆症患者可能会出现时间定向障碍，忘记星期或日期。
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联想：dis（分开）+ orient（定向/东方）→ 方向感被分拆开，人就迷失方位、感到迷惑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical/psychological reports、describing a temporary feeling of being lost、post-accident or illness symptoms 该词本身为中性词，但在医疗、心理或方向感相关的书面描述中较常见；日常口语中可说 lost 或 confused，但 disorientation 通常更正式、更客观。
作可数名词时指具体的迷向/迷乱状态，复数形式为 disorientations。
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