to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck(因自己的成功或好运而)沾沾自喜;(因别人的失败或坏运而)幸灾乐祸
She's continually gloating over/about her new job.她一直在为获得了新工作而沾沾自喜。
I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right.我知道自己不应该幸灾乐祸,可他真是活该。
His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.看到他受辱,他的对头们不失时机地表示幸灾乐祸。
[ + speech ]"This is our fourth victory in a row," he gloated.“这是我们连续第四场获胜了,”他洋洋得意地说。