"move the goalposts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 改變規則

Definition

在某人努力完成某事時改變規則或條件，使其更難成功。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於非正式情境，用來表達因為規則改變覺得不公平。不等於作弊，重點是改變遊戲規則。

Examples

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

每次我完成工作，老闆就**改變規則**，又要求別的。

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

在比賽中途**改變規則**是不公平的。

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

老師在截止日期後又加了新的作業，**改變了規則**。

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

我快要拿到獎金時，他們卻**改變了規則**，換了標準。

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

感覺規則總在變—如果他們一直**改變規則**你就無法成功。

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

說實話，每次我達到目標他們都**改變規則**，我已經受夠了。