プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
はてる【果てる】
I 〔終わりになる〕end; come to an end
- 宴はいつ果てるとも知れなかった
There seemed to be no end to the feast. - 砂浜の果てる所に松林があった
There was a pine grove at the end of the sandy beach.
II 〔死ぬ〕die; pass away
- いつ果てるともわからぬ身だ
I may meet my fate [end] at any moment. - 自らのどをかき切って果てた
He killed himself by cutting his throat.
－はてる【－果てる】
1 〔その極に達する〕
- 疲れ果てている
He is 「tired out [exhausted]. - あきれ果てて物も言えなかった
I was dum(b) founded [flabbergasted]. - 電車の中で財布をすられて困り果てた
Having had my pocket picked in the train, I was at a loss what to do.
2 〔落ちるところまで落ちる〕
- 彼は乞食になり果てていた
He was reduced to begging for a living.