习语主题: 工作

move the goalposts

/ˌmuːv ðə ˈɡəʊlpəʊsts/INFORMAL · C1

中文对应

没有直接对应的说法

字面意思: «挪动球门»

含义

to change the rules unfairly once work has started

事情开始后不公平地改变规则.

例句

1The client moved the goalposts twice, and the deadline stayed the same.
2Examiners should not move the goalposts once revision has started.
3Every time we agree a budget, head office moves the goalposts again.
4Leo felt cheated when the landlord moved the goalposts days before the contract was signed.
5Are they moving the goalposts, or did we misread the original terms?

语法

只有动词变化形式；shift 可以替换 move，意思不变。goalposts 保持复数，前面用 the。

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