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I make and post some English sentences for daily training.
If you found any mistakes in them, please let me know.
この書き込みは、英語学習の一貫として私 gyutaku が作った英作文です。
文法間違いやタイポなどがあれば是非教えてください。
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<Word of the day (from
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ )>
raid [verb]
[+ obj] 1 : to attack (a place or group) in a sudden and unexpected way
・The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
2 a : to enter (a place) suddenly in a forceful way in order to look for someone or something
・Police raided the house and found drugs.
・Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
b : to enter (a place) in order to steal or take something
・Two armed men raided [=(more commonly) robbed] the bank on Tuesday.
・The boys raided the fridge [=took food from the refrigerator] when they got home from soccer practice.
・She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
1.⇒(場所やグループを)突然、予期しない方法で攻撃すること
2a.⇒誰かまたは何かを探すために、突然、力ずくで(場所に)入ること
2b.⇒盗むまたはとるために(場所に)入ること
<Examples by gyutaku>
The woman with both beauty and talent has raided tombs many times before.
⇒その才色兼備な女性はこれまでに何度も墓泥棒に入ってきました。
(*)斜字は
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ からの抜粋
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