dis·o·ri·ent
verb/dɪsˈɔːrient/
/dɪsˈɔːrient/
(British English) (British English disorientate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disorient | /dɪsˈɔːrient/ /dɪsˈɔːrient/ |
| he / she / it disorients | /dɪsˈɔːrients/ /dɪsˈɔːrients/ |
| past simple disoriented | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ |
| past participle disoriented | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ |
| -ing form disorienting | /dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/ |
- disorient somebody to make somebody unable to recognize where they are or where they should go
使迷失方向 - The darkness had disoriented him.
黑暗让他迷失了方向。
- The darkness had disoriented him.
- disorient somebody to make somebody feel confused
使迷惘；使不知所措；使无所适从 - Ex-soldiers can be disoriented by the transition to civilian life.
退伍军人可能会因过渡到平民生活而迷失方向。
compare orient - Ex-soldiers can be disoriented by the transition to civilian life.