I nearly died of shame...是什么意思？

I nearly died of shame...

我羞愧难当。

nearly

adv. 几乎，差不多，险乎；

例句
His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。

died

v. 死亡，枯萎（ die的过去式和过去分词 ），死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）；adj. 死亡的，消逝的；

例句
Both of them died in abject poverty...
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

shame

n. 羞愧，羞辱，可耻的人，羞愧感；vt. 使蒙羞，玷辱，使感到羞愧，使相形见

例句
It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks.
令人气愤的是，警察不得不忍受这些无知的批评。