gloating
adjective usually disapproving uk/ˈɡləʊ.tɪŋ/ us/ˈɡloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
沾沾自喜的;幸灾乐祸的
feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck
The gloating expression in his eyes had been replaced by curiosity. 他眼中幸灾乐祸的表情已经被好奇所取代。
He glanced at it, then at Michael, with a gloating expression. 他瞥了一眼，然后看着迈克尔，露出幸灾乐祸的表情。
See: gloat
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- Gloating gossip writers had jammed Scott and Annabel's home phones with their questions.
- We might as well enjoy ourselves while we can before they take their gloating revenge.
- The German brothers will silence their gloating critics.
gloating
noun [ U ] usually disapproving uk/ˈɡləʊ.tɪŋ/ us/ˈɡloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
沾沾自喜;幸灾乐祸
expressions of great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck
Let's be gracious in victory - no gloating, no jeering. 让我们在胜利时保持风度——不要沾沾自喜，不要嘲笑别人。
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- They reacted, not with gloating, but with shock.
- Any gloating over such a tragedy would be unthinkable.
- This gloating by the winning side does not do them any credit.
- There's nothing more irritating than parental gloating over a child's success.