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プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

あまり

❶〔度を超えること〕

あまりの暑さに皆，水ばかり飲んでいた
「The heat was so intense [It was so hot] that everybody kept drinking water.

うれしさのあまり彼女は踊りだした
She was so happy that she danced for joy.

あまりあせるからへまをやったのだ
You made a mess of it because you were in too much of a hurry.

あまりといえばあんまりだ
What he did was simply inexcusable.

❷〔打ち消しを伴って，それほど，たいして〕

彼の容体はあまりよくない
His condition is not very good.

彼女はあまり本を読まない
She doesn't read much.

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