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    If you gloat, you show — in a way that other people — that you are very pleased with yourself, or, even worse, that you are happy because someone else has lost, failed, or been hurt. The feeling sits near pride, but gloat is never a kind word: it says you are rubbing the win in someone’s face.

    If you gloat如果你gloat, you show — in a way that annoys other people你會用一種讓人討厭的方式表現出來 — that you are very pleased with yourself你對自己非常得意, or, even worse, that you are happy because someone else has lost, failed, or been hurt或更糟的是,你是因為別人輸了、失敗了、受傷了而高興. The feeling sits near pride這種感覺跟驕傲很接近, but gloat is never a kind word但gloat從來都不是個友善的字: it says you are rubbing the win in someone's face它是在說你把自己的贏拿去對方面前炫耀

    People gloat over a ’s mistake, gloat about their own scores, or wear a gloating look. You will hear it in everyday talk and in news about sport and .

    People gloat over a classmate's mistake大家會對同學的錯誤gloat, gloat about their own scores對自己的分數gloat, or wear a gloating look或是擺出一副gloating的表情. You will hear it in everyday talk and in news about sport and politics你會在日常對話,還有體育、政治新聞裡聽到這個字

    It is a little sharp, not a swear word, but nobody likes to be told they are gloating. Though actually, the old picture behind the word is not “pride” at all — it is a mean grin, almost a stare, which is why gloat still feels like a face you can see.

    It is a little sharp, not a swear word這個字有點尖銳,但不是髒話, but nobody likes to be told they are gloating但沒有人喜歡被說自己在gloating. Though actually不過其實, the old picture behind the word is not “pride” at all這個字背後原本的畫面根本不是「驕傲」 — it is a mean grin, almost a stare而是一種不懷好意的獰笑,幾乎像是在盯著看, which is why gloat still feels like a face you can see這也是為什麼gloat這個字感覺起來像看得到的一張臉

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組成Does not split into pieces a student can see. From Middle English, and before that Old Norse glotta (“to grin in a scornful way”) or an Old English cousin; both from a Germanic verb meaning “to stare”, and further from an old root meaning “to shine”. German still has glotzen, “to gawk”.

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

gloatverb/ɡloʊt/

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

    • You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
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    To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

gloatnoun/ɡloʊt/

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    An act or instance of gloating.

    • They spun wildly on their heels, jodelling after the accepted manner of a 'gloat,' which is not unremotely allied to the primitive man's song of triumph […]

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。