"move the goalposts" 怎么发音
expression
ˈmuv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊsts
MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts
mˈuːv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊlpəʊsts
MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts
释义
To change the rules or conditions of a situation while someone is trying to achieve something, making it harder for them to succeed.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈmuv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊsts
英式英语
mˈuːv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊlpəʊsts
简化发音
美式
MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts
英式
MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts
语境中听
Every time I finish my work, my boss moves the goalposts and asks for something else.
It's not fair to move the goalposts in the middle of a game.
The teacher moved the goalposts by adding a new assignment after the deadline.
Just when I was about to qualify for the bonus, they moved the goalposts and changed the criteria.