汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 幸災樂禍
幸災樂禍 (幸灾乐祸)
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
幸 happy / Refers to people who lack goodwill and feel happy when others encounter disasters
幸高兴。指人缺乏善意,在别人遇到灾祸时感到高兴。
xìng () zāi () lè/yuè () huò
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

今天我不是幸灾乐祸才写信。

Today I write not to gloat.

我看见人们出洋相并不幸灾乐祸

I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.

看到他家破人亡,她却幸灾乐祸地笑了。

When she saw that his family was ruined, she gloated at his misfortune.

幸灾乐祸地告诉我她说的那些话。

He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.

如果她破相了,不要幸灾乐祸的看着她。

Don't look at her funny if her face is breaking out.

她仍在为对手的失望而幸灾乐祸

She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment.

我们没有忘记滥杀无辜、幸灾乐祸的凶残敌人。

We remember the cruelty of enemies who murdered the innocent, and rejoiced in our suffering.

切莫对别人的死亡幸灾乐祸,须知我们所有的人都不免一死。

Do not be happy over the death of anyone; remember all of us must die.

他抬头一看,只见两只白鼬趴在桥栏杆上,幸灾乐祸地望着他。

Looking up, he saw two stoats leaning over the parapet of the bridge and watching him with great glee.

这场耗资靡费的自相残杀将进一步削弱美国的世界超级大国地位,敌人们该幸灾乐祸了。

The cost of MiFei kill each other will further weaken the American superpower status, the troubled enemies.