gloat over
gloat over — 片語動詞
- 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
幸災樂禍
因他人不幸而暗自高興
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.
Eitan 的隊伍贏得冠軍後，他不停對對手的挫敗幸災樂禍。
gloat over + noun phrase for someone's failure
Lucía hated how her colleague kept gloating over her small mistake.
Lucía 討厭同事一直對她犯的小錯誤幸災樂禍。
kept gloating over + possessive + noun
It was unkind of the children to gloat over their classmate's poor test results.
那些孩子對同學差的考試成績幸災樂禍，這樣很不友善。
Imran tried not to gloat over his rival's failed project, knowing it seemed childish.
Imran 努力不對競爭對手的失敗計畫幸災樂禍，因為他知道那樣顯得幼稚。
- 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.