单词 | gloat |
释义 | gloat I. 1. obsolete a. b. 2. < a miser gloating over his gold > < always ready to gloat over a new victory > : linger over or dwell upon something with extreme often evil delight : revel < a vision of demons gloating over the tortures of the damned > < gloating over every detail of the murder > : exult over something with intense often malicious pleasure < gloated at his discomfiture > < used to make wax images of the vital organs of a hated person, and hold them over a fire, gloating to see them drip — Emma Hawkridge > Synonyms: see gaze II. 1. a. < the accomplishments of a great hunter, told without gloat, without passion — Robert Bean > b. < to watch the gloat in his eye — John Galsworthy > 2. < enjoying a gloat over his success > |
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