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- gloat (about/at/over something)
to show that you are happy about your own success or somebody else’s failure, in an unpleasant way 扬扬得意；沾沾自喜；幸灾乐祸 She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment. 她仍在为对手的失望而幸灾乐祸。 🔊🔊 Having lost a large percentage of the vote, they were in no position to gloat. 由于失去了很大比例的选票，他们无法幸灾乐祸。 I hope you haven’t just come here to gloat. 我希望你不仅仅是来这里幸灾乐祸。 He didn't want to hear her gloating at his misfortune. 他不想听到她因不幸而感到高兴。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence ‘cast amorous or admiring glances’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.