gloat

gloat
verb
  1. [no obj.]contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
    沾沾自喜；幸灾乐祸
    his enemies gloated over his death.
    敌人对他的死幸灾乐祸。
noun
  1. [in sing.](informal)an act of gloating
    (非正式)沾沾自喜；幸灾乐祸
派生
gloater
noun
gloatingly
adverb
语源
  1. late 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
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词