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单词 gloat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gloat /gloʊt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ (+ over)]
  1. to take satisfaction in another's misfortune:Our opponents gloated over our bad luck.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gloat  (glōt),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction:The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.

n. 
  1. an act or feeling of gloating.
  • 1565–75; perh. akin to Old Norse glotta to smile scornfully; compare German glotzen to stare
gloater, n. 
gloating•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See glare 1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gloat /ɡləʊt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) often followed by over: to dwell (on) with malevolent smugness or exultation
n
  1. the act of gloating
Etymology: 16th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse glotta to grin, Middle High German glotzen to stare

ˈgloater n
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