| 单词 | gloat |
| 释义 | gloat (once / 2484 pages) vn If you gloat, you express great satisfaction at the misfortune of others. If your team scores a big win, it would be better not to gloat. Be happy for your win, but don't laugh at their loss. Gloat seems have come from a Germanic word meaning "to stare." Somehow people may have gotten the sense that whoever was doing the staring was also taking a deep and unwholesome pleasure in whatever he or she was seeing. Think about people staring and pointing and laughing. Sometimes you gloat when someone has rejected the help you have offered. If your little sister won't listen to your advice on how to improve her essay and then comes home with a bad grade, it will be very hard not to gloat and say "I told you so." WORD FAMILYgloat: gloated, gloating, gloats+/gloating: gloatings USAGE EXAMPLES“That was one reason I debated it, because I didn’t want to offend him. “I wasn’t gloating over it,” he continued. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) But already Iranian officials are gloating about their advances in Aleppo. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) But even this year is no time for gloating: Early in 2016, the market declined sharply and forecasters shifted their predictions lower. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1v dwell on with satisfaction Syn|Hypo|Hyper crow, triumph congratulate, preen pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt show off 2v gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy Hyper look perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards 3n malicious satisfaction Syn|Hyper glee, gloating satisfaction the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation |
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