发现确切位置
to discover your exact position
The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get our bearings several times. 路况非常复杂，以至于我们不得不停下来好几次以确定方位。
To get your bearings, remember that the river runs almost directly west.
He stopped running and looked around to get his bearings.
She found her bearings by looking at the stars.
适应新情况（或新环境）
to succeed in becoming familiar with a new situation
It takes a while to get your bearings when you start a new job. 刚开始干一份工作时，需要花一段时间才能适应新环境。
This is yet another burden for new teachers who are still trying to get their bearings in the classroom.
The country is struggling to find its bearings after decades of authoritarian rule.
After a tentative start, the orchestra soon found its bearings and delivered a stirring performance.
Once they found their bearings, some of the prisoners began to develop creative ways of coping.
See also: bearing (POSITION)