Dreye權威釋義

vi.

貪婪地（或幸災樂禍地）注視；心滿意足地注視[（+over）]
He was gloating over the ruin of his rival.
他幸災樂禍地看著他的對手身敗名裂。

n.

幸災樂禍；洋洋得意[the S]
I'm sure he'll have a good gloat over this.
我肯定他會為此幸災樂禍。

片語

gloat over

貪婪地或幸災樂禍地看（或想）
The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
小偷貪婪地看著偷來的珠寶。

辨析

同義:

vi.得意洋洋

exult triumph glory crow

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

contemplate one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

n.

an act of gloating.

Derivative

gloater n.
gloating adj. & n.
gloatingly adv.

Etymology

C16 (in the sense ‘give a sideways or furtive look’): of uncertain origin; perh. rel. to ON glotta ‘to grin’ and Mid. High Ger. glotzen ‘to stare’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》