- 死ぬ(かと思う)ほど
- **die|自|《略式》[主にbe dying] 死ぬかと思うほど〔…〕する〔of, from, with〕
be dying of [from] boredom [with laughter] 死ぬかと思うほど退屈する[笑う]
I nearly died [could have died] when I heard the news. 《略式》その知らせを聞いた時は死ぬかと思うほど驚いた.
▲bore him to tears 死ぬほど彼を退屈させる
He is wearied to death. 《略式》彼は死ぬほど疲れている.
(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 死ぬ)
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.