lose your bearings

1 CONFUSED

a) to become confused about where you are 迷失方向

I completely lost my bearings in the dark.

我在黑暗中完全迷失了方向。

b) to become confused about what you should do next 晕头转向，不知所措

young men who have lost their bearings in a changing society

在不断变化的社会中迷失了方向的年轻人

Examples from the Corpus

lose your bearings• I was trying to get to the A22 and lost my bearings a bit in all the country lanes.• He had lost his bearings on a trip to nearby shops a few weeks earlier.• Perhaps it was exhausted, perhaps it had lost its bearings in the thick fog.• Among right-wing circles this perception simply intensified their existential feeling of Angst, of having lost their bearings.• She soon lost her bearings in the dense forest.• When Kelly left, the company began to lose its bearings.• But as the world grew unfamiliar, I began to lose my bearings.• We lost our bearings in the fog and ended up 30 miles from home.• If you lost your bearings down here you might never get out.

→ lose your bearings at bearing(2)

a) to stop knowing where you are or which direction you should go in 迷路/迷失方向

I lost my way in the network of tiny alleys.

我在纵横交错的小巷子里迷了路。

b) to become uncertain about your beliefs or what you should do 迷失方向，不知所措

The company seems to have lost its way of late.

近来公司似乎迷失了方向。

Examples from the Corpus

lose your way/bearings• Among right-wing circles this perception simply intensified their existential feeling of Angst, of having lost their bearings.• But somehow, in the zeal to get re-elected, we lost our way.• I am about to lose my way.• John had a mission to become an entrepreneur, but he went out without a road map and almost lost his way.• She claimed she had somehow been placed on an ocean liner that had lost its way at sea.• He lit another cigarette and left, losing his way at the end of the corridor.• When my wife left me, I kind of lost my bearings for a while.• He had lost his bearings on a trip to nearby shops a few weeks earlier.• The Congressional black caucus has lost its way since Republicans took over Congress.• I completely lose my bearings when I go outside the city.

→ lose your way/bearings at lose(2)

词汇	lose your bearings
释义	lose your bearings lose your bearings 1 CONFUSED a) to become confused about where you are 迷失方向 I completely lost my bearings in the dark. 我在黑暗中完全迷失了方向。 b) to become confused about what you should do next 晕头转向，不知所措 young men who have lost their bearings in a changing society 在不断变化的社会中迷失了方向的年轻人 Examples from the Corpus lose your bearings• I was trying to get to the A22 and lost my bearings a bit in all the country lanes.• He had lost his bearings on a trip to nearby shops a few weeks earlier.• Perhaps it was exhausted, perhaps it had lost its bearings in the thick fog.• Among right-wing circles this perception simply intensified their existential feeling of Angst, of having lost their bearings.• She soon lost her bearings in the dense forest.• When Kelly left, the company began to lose its bearings.• But as the world grew unfamiliar, I began to lose my bearings.• We lost our bearings in the fog and ended up 30 miles from home.• If you lost your bearings down here you might never get out. → lose your bearings at bearing(2) 2 a) to stop knowing where you are or which direction you should go in 迷路/迷失方向 I lost my way in the network of tiny alleys. 我在纵横交错的小巷子里迷了路。 b) to become uncertain about your beliefs or what you should do 迷失方向，不知所措 The company seems to have lost its way of late. 近来公司似乎迷失了方向。 Examples from the Corpus lose your way/bearings• Among right-wing circles this perception simply intensified their existential feeling of Angst, of having lost their bearings.• But somehow, in the zeal to get re-elected, we lost our way.• I am about to lose my way.• John had a mission to become an entrepreneur, but he went out without a road map and almost lost his way.• She claimed she had somehow been placed on an ocean liner that had lost its way at sea.• He lit another cigarette and left, losing his way at the end of the corridor.• When my wife left me, I kind of lost my bearings for a while.• He had lost his bearings on a trip to nearby shops a few weeks earlier.• The Congressional black caucus has lost its way since Republicans took over Congress.• I completely lose my bearings when I go outside the city. → lose your way/bearings at lose(2)
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