gloat
verb [ I ] uk/ɡləʊt/ us/ɡloʊt/
（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
to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck
She's continually gloating over/about her new job. 她一直在为获得了新工作而沾沾自喜。
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，他的对头们不失时机地表示幸灾乐祸。
[ + 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。
gloat
noun [ C usually singular ] mainly UK uk/ɡləʊt/ us/ɡloʊt/
沾沾自喜;幸灾乐祸
an occasion when you gloat about something
to have a gloat at/over/about something 对某事洋洋得意（或幸灾乐祸）