be dying of hunger/thirst/boredomspoken to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc 都快要饿死/渴死/厌烦死了 Do you fancy a cup of tea? I’m dying of thirst. 你想喝杯茶吗?我都快渴死了。
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom• Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.• I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.• These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.
→ be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom at die1(2)