英语词汇“gloat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgloat

Origin:

1500-1600 Probably from a Scandinavian language

VERB TABLE

gloat

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gloat
	he, she, it	gloats
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gloated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gloated
	he, she, it	has gloated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gloated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gloat
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gloated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gloating
	he, she, it	is gloating
	you, we, they	are gloating
Past	I, he, she, it	was gloating
	you, we, they	were gloating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gloating
	he, she, it	has been gloating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gloating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gloating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gloating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"I told you that idea wouldn't work.'' "Well, there's no need to gloat.''
"What are you gloating about?" he said in an irritated voice.
He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis.
I hate to gloat, you guys, but I told you it wouldn't work.
It was horrible to see her gloating over her brother's misfortune.
Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.
Here was a gloating scheme of ingenuity, an immigrant strategy for economic survival that was taking on great possibilities.
I thought he came round to gloat and I was right.
Of course, I shall be able to gloat, having got there before the rest of the media!
Perhaps she sensed my growing discontent and was frightened of appearing to gloat.
The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town.

THESAURUS► boast

to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you: · She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.

► brag

to boast in a way that annoys other people. Brag is more informal than boast: · He was bragging about how many girlfriends he had had.· I don’t think they have anything to brag about.· The rebels have repeatedly bragged that their fighters have been responsible for the mounting attacks on policemen, 226 of whom were killed last year.

► blow your own trumpet

British English, blow your own horn American English spoken to talk a lot about your achievements – used especially when you want to mention your achievements but do not want to sound as if you are boasting: · I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.

► crow

to boast about something you have achieved, when other people have been less lucky or successful: · Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.

► gloat

to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your own success and happy about someone else’s failure: · The Australians are still gloating over their victory over England.· The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town.· I haven’t come to gloat! We all have to lose sometimes.

► be full of yourself

informal to show by your words and behaviour that you are very proud of your abilities and achievements – used when you dislike someone because of this: · ‘He’s so full of himself,’ Constance complained. ‘He thinks he can get away with anything.’· After the game she was really full of herself.

Longman Language Activatorto enjoy something, especially something bad or wrong► revel in

to enjoy something that most people would not like: · Her job is very stressful, but she seems to revel in it.revel in doing something: · Tom seems to revel in disagreeing with everything I say.

► get a kick out of

to enjoy doing something, especially something that is difficult, dangerous, or unkind: · I love speaking to a large audience. I get a real kick out of it.get a kick out of doing something: · Maggie seems to get a big kick out of flirting with other people's husbands.

► relish

to very much enjoy doing something that is difficult or hurts other people: · Setting up your own business is never easy, but Frank relished the challenge.relish doing something: · The interviewer seemed to relish asking her personal questions.relish the chance/opportunity to do something: · I stayed with an Israeli family, and relished the chance to soak up their culture at ground-level.relish the thought/prospect/idea of doing something (=relish the idea of doing something in the future): · She clearly relished the prospect of breaking the news to them.· I really didn't relish the idea of being alone for two weeks.

► gloat

to get pleasure from someone else's failure or bad luck, especially when you have been more successful or luckier than them: · "I told you that idea wouldn't work.'' "Well, there's no need to gloat.''gloat about/at/over: · Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes.· "What are you gloating about?" he said in an irritated voice.

► wallow in

to enjoy being sad, feeling sorry for yourself etc, especially in order to make people notice you and pay attention to you: wallow in grief/guilt/pity etc: · Since his girlfriend left him, he's been wallowing in self-pity.· Wallowing in angst at the unfairness of it all will only make the problem worse.

► take pleasure in

to enjoy doing something bad to other people: · Charlie's always bullying the smaller kids. He seems to take pleasure in it.take pleasure in doing something: · He appears to take pleasure in hurting her feelings.

► delight in

to enjoy doing something that makes other people feel a little uncomfortable or embarrassed: · Most people delight in a bit of scandal, especially when it involves public figures.delight in doing something: · She's the kind of woman who delights in pointing out other people's mistakes.

happy because something good has happened► happy

feeling happy because something good has happened or is going to happen: · They returned from their vacation feeling happy and relaxed.· The children's happy faces were reward enough.happy about: · Is she happy about being pregnant?happy (that): · Grandma is so happy that everyone will be there for Christmas.happy to see/hear/learn/be etc: · I'm just happy to be home again.· They were happy to see Flynn looking so much better.happy for somebody (=happy because something nice has happened to someone else): · I'm so happy for you - I know how much you wanted the job.

► pleased

happy and satisfied that something has happened, especially something that has happened to someone else or something good they have done: · "That was quite a performance," he said, looking pleased.pleased with: · We're all quite pleased with Amanda's progress.pleased about: · His parents were very pleased about his award.pleased to see/hear/learn/be etc: · You'll be pleased to hear that your application has been accepted.pleased (that): · Laurie was pleased that her daughter decided to go to college.

► glad

happy about a situation, especially because it has improved or because it is not as bad as it could have been: · We were all glad when it was time to go home.glad (that): · She was glad that the birthday party was a success.· "The meal was excellent." "I'm glad you liked it."glad to see/hear/learn etc: · Viv was glad to learn they'd reached home safely.

► be tickled

informal to feel happy and pleased that something has happened or that someone has done something for you, especially when it is amusing or unusual: be tickled about/with: · Kurt is tickled about all the attention he's been getting.be tickled (that): · We're tickled that the magazine has become so popular.be tickled pink/be tickled to death (=feel very happy): · I'm sure Dick will be tickled pink to see you.

► gloat

to show in an unpleasant way that you are happy about your own success or someone else's failure or problems: · He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis.· I hate to gloat, you guys, but I told you it wouldn't work.gloat over: · It was horrible to see her gloating over her brother's misfortune.

► gleeful

really enjoying the fact that something good has happened to you or that something bad has happened to someone else: · She seemed almost gleeful when I told her Hope had been fired.· The park was full of gleeful children playing on sleds.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over

· Barry has since acquired a video recording of the race and still gloats over it even now.· For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.· To only a few had he been the devil who gloated over their private grief.· The pro-Noriega Press, the only newspapers permitted to publish, gloated over the general's suppression of the coup.