Word · 単語
絶える
Reading たえる
to die out
- 1 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
- 2 to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
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例文 · examples
この習慣は絶えて久しい。
This custom became extinct a long time ago.
sense 2 · to cease
いまはもうこの種のちょうは絶えてしまっている。
Butterflies of this species are now extinct.
sense 1 · to die out
台風で本土との通信が絶えた。
All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
sense 2 · to cease
彼女の健康ではそのつらい仕事に絶えられない。
Her health isn't up to that heavy task.
あなたは多くの困難に絶え抜かねばならない。
You have to go through many hardships.