"move the goalposts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 改变规则

Definition

在某人努力完成某事时改变规则或条件，使其更难成功。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，表达因规则突然变化而感到不公平。不同于作弊，侧重于改变原有条件。

Examples

Every time I finish my work, my boss moves the goalposts and asks for something else.

每次我完成工作，老板就**改变规则**，又要求别的。

It's not fair to move the goalposts in the middle of a game.

在比赛中途**改变规则**是不公平的。

The teacher moved the goalposts by adding a new assignment after the deadline.

老师在截止日期后又加了新的作业，**改变了规则**。

Just when I was about to qualify for the bonus, they moved the goalposts and changed the criteria.

我快要拿到奖金时，他们却**改变了规则**，换了标准。

It feels like the rules keep changing—you can't succeed if they always move the goalposts.

感觉规则总在变—如果他们总是**改变规则**你就不能成功。

Honestly, I’m tired of them moving the goalposts every time I meet the targets.

说实话，每次我达到目标他们都**改变规则**，我已经厌倦了。