gloat
verb [intransitive]- gloat (about/at/over something)
to show that you are happy about your own success or somebody else’s failure, in an unpleasant way 扬扬得意；沾沾自喜；幸灾乐祸 She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment. 她仍在为对手的失望而幸灾乐祸。 Having lost a large percentage of the vote, they were in no position to gloat. 失去了很大一部分选票，他们没有资格幸灾乐祸。 I hope you haven’t just come here to gloat. 我希望你不是来幸灾乐祸的。 He didn't want to hear her gloating at his misfortune. 他不想听到她对他的不幸幸灾乐祸。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence ‘cast amorous or admiring glances’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.