goalposts

英 [ˈgəʊlˌpəʊsts]

美 [ˈgoʊlˌpoʊsts]

n.  球门柱
goalpost的复数

柯林斯词典

• （足球等运动的）球门柱
  Agoalpostis one of the two upright wooden posts that are connected by a crossbar and form the goal in games such as football and rugby.
• PHRASE （为一己私利）改变规则
  If you accuse someone ofmoving the goalposts, you mean that they have changed the rules in a situation or an activity, in order to gain an advantage for themselves and to make things difficult for other people.
  1. They seem to move the goal posts every time I meet the conditions which are required.
     好像每当我达到规定条件时，他们就改变规则。

双语例句

• In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addition of goalposts.
  1877年，这项运动在苏格兰被规范化，球门被加上了门柱。
• That said, the company admits in offering documents that it has moved the goalposts at least once in estimating what its shares are worth.
  不过，LinkedIn在招股书中承认，公司的股价估算规则已至少作过一次调整。
• Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said he has to touch the goalposts before the game starts.
  沙尔克04足球俱乐部的守门员曼努埃尔诺伊尔说，他在比赛开始前必须摸摸球门柱。
• Goalposts were roughly chalked out on the playground wall.
  操场的墙上已经标出了球门柱的轮廓。
• In a month's time I will be less impressed, but can we really move the goalposts then?
  一个月后，我就没那么兴奋了，但此时我们真的可以改变游戏规则吗？
• Construct a feature vector containing the width of the goalposts, based on SVM recognize goal image.
  关于球门检测，构造了包含球门柱宽度的特征向量，并采用SVM识别球门图像。
• He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts.
  他只能看见球门柱模糊的轮廓。
• Between the opposite team's goalposts. Who's coming in next?
  在对方球队的门柱之间。该谁到叁柱门击球了？
• Example: He moved the goalposts after he had been elected to be chairman.
  在他被选举为主席后就改变了选举的规则。
• We'd almost signed the contract when the other guys moved the goalposts and said they wanted more money.
  我们正欲签合同时，那一方的人更改了协议条件，并声言要更多的钱。