gloat over
gloat over — phrasal verb
- gloat overbase form
- gloats over3rd person singular
- gloating over-ing form
- gloated overpast simple
1. to show or feel an exaggerated sense of happiness about your own good luck, succ
to show or feel an exaggerated sense of happiness about your own good luck, success, or advantage when someone else has failed or suffered, often in a way that seems unkind or disrespectful.
After Eitan's team won the championship, he could not stop gloating over their rivals' defeat.
gloat over + noun phrase for someone's failure
Lucía hated how her colleague kept gloating over her small mistake.
kept gloating over + possessive + noun
It was unkind of the children to gloat over their classmate's poor test results.
Imran tried not to gloat over his rival's failed project, knowing it seemed childish.
- revel in
more neutral — can describe enjoying positive things too
- crow about
informal, emphasises boasting out loud
- take delight in
more formal and can be neutral, but similar sense of pleasure
- commiserate
to express sympathy for someone else's misfortune
文法句型
gloat over + noun phrase
gloat over + gerund
用法筆記
Frequently carries a negative judgment from the speaker — describing someone as gloating implies that their pleasure is inappropriate or unkind. The object after 'over' is typically a person's failure, bad luck, or disadvantage.