gloat

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vi. 满足地看, 幸灾乐祸, 贪婪地盯视 n. 贪婪的盯视, 满足的注视, 幸灾乐祸

发音

US /ɡloʊt/
其它
UK /ɡləʊt/

词形变化

gloats 复数 gloats gloated gloating gloats 三单 gloating 现在分词 gloated 过去式 gloated 过去分词

别名

glote glout

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act or instance of gloating.

v.
  1. 1.

    To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

    幸灾乐祸

    You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.

  2. 2.

    To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

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