Wordiyogloat
🇬🇧 UK/glәut/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure at one's own success or another's misfortune.
幸灾乐祸，得意洋洋
n.
An act of gloating; an expression of smug satisfaction.
幸灾乐祸的神情，得意的表现
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishgloatother
=gloat
Common Collocations
- 1.gloat over为……而幸灾乐祸
- 2.gloat about为……而沾沾自喜
- 3.maliciously gloat恶意地幸灾乐祸
Example Sentences
- 1.
He couldn't help but gloat over his rival's defeat.
- 2.
Don't gloat about your success; it will only make others resent you.