Word
garboil
noun
混乱；骚动
a state of commotion, noise, and confusion
古语词，现代英语中极少使用。
- 1.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
混乱、喧闹和困惑的状态
混乱、喧闹和困惑的状态；<古>混乱；骚动
In use
The garboil in the station lasted until the police restored order.
Amid the garboil of the festival, she lost her friends.
The manager's announcement threw the office into a garboil of questions.
a garboil of
garboil 常与 of 连用，表示某种混乱的集合。
The marketplace was a garboil of noise and activity.
市场上一片噪音和活动的混乱。
in utter garboil
garboil 常与 in 或 into 搭配，表示处于混乱状态。
The city was in utter garboil after the earthquake.
地震后城市陷入一片混乱。
Common mistakes
The sudden noise garboiled the classroom.The sudden noise caused a garboil in the classroom.
Garboil 是名词而非动词，中文学习者常受‘搞乱’影响误用作动词。应使用 cause 等动词搭配名词 garboil。
There was garboil everywhere.There was a garboil everywhere.
Garboil 是可数名词，古用法中常与不定冠词连用。中文学习者可能受不可数名词习惯影响而省略冠词。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.