gloat
UK [gləʊt] US [gloʊt] verb intransitive
■to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck （因自己的成功或好运而）沾沾自喜；（因别人的失败或坏运而）幸灾乐祸•She's continually gloating over/about her new job.她一直在为获得新工作而沾沾自喜。 •I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right.我知道自己不应该幸灾乐祸，可他真是活该。 •His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.看到他受辱，他的死对头乘机幸灾乐祸。 •[+ speech] "This is our fourth victory in a row, " he gloated.“这是我们连续第四场获胜了，”他洋洋得意地说。
UK [gləʊt] US [gloʊt] noun countable usually singular
■when you gloat about something 沾沾自喜；幸灾乐祸•to have a gloat at/over/about something对某事洋洋得意（或幸灾乐祸） |