Word · 単語
飢える
Reading うえる
to starve
- 1 to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
- 2 to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
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例文 · examples
子供達は愛情に飢えていた。
The children were hungry for affection.
彼は親切に飢えている。
He has a hunger for kindness after fame.
彼は愛情に飢えていた。
He felt hungry for affection.
飢えた人々に食料を与える。
To provide food for the hungry.
その少年は冒険に飢えている。
The boy has a hunger for adventure.