With the aid of a compass the traveler can find his bearings.
借助罗盘，旅行者可以找到自己所处的方位。
《新英汉大辞典》
2
We are trying to get our bearings, find out where the bottom is in order to put one foot in front of the other.
我们正在努力找准自己的位置，找出底部在哪以便于一步一步地前进。
3
Because the error is caught immediately, the user does not have to regain his bearings and find the information that needs to be corrected on both the application screen and the printed form.