飢え死に

うえじに【飢え死に】

starvation

〖U〗餓死・飢餓.

¶ → 飢え死にする

¶職がないので， 人々は～しかけている

People are starving because there are no jobs.

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うえじに【飢え死に】

(death by) starvation.

～する die of [from] starvation [hunger]; starve to death; die for want of food; perish from famine.

●一人暮らしの老人が飢え死にするという悲しい事件が起きた. There was this sad incident in which an elderly person living by herself died of starvation.

●昨日無事に救出されたその登山家は, 携行したわずかな食料で飢え死にを免れていた. The mountaineer who was rescued safe and sound yesterday had been avoiding starvation with a small quantity of provisions he had with him.