プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
やせこける【×痩せこける】
waste away; be emaciated
- 母は長い病気ですっかりやせこけている
My mother 「has lost a lot of weight [is emaciated] because of her long illness. - 彼は骨と皮ばかりにやせこけた
He was reduced to 「a mere skeleton [skin and bones].／He was worn to a shadow. - やせこけた顔
a haggard face - やせこけた姿を人前にさらしたくない
I do not want people to see my emaciated figure.