| 单词 | goalpost |
| 释义 | goalpost noun[C] uk/ˈɡəʊl.pəʊst/us/ˈɡoʊl.poʊst/(alsopost);(UKalsoupright)in somesports, one of the twoverticalposts, oftenpaintedwhite, that areconnectedwith acrossbartoformagoal 球门柱 ByeByeTokyo/E+/GettyImages Surfaces on which sports take place
Idiommove the goalposts goalpost| American Dictionarygoalpost noun[C] us/ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst/in somesports, either of twoverticalposts, oftenconnectedby ahorizontalbar, between which aballor otherobjectmust go inordertoscorepoints Examplesofgoalpostgoalpost Similarly, on the proposals for the aggregates tax, the goalposts were moved during the consultation with the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time, the goalposts were moved again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No farmer can begin to budget effectively if the goalposts are moved in the middle of the game. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we now to move the goalposts still wider, providing a windfall for unpresuming tenants and an even greater blow to unsuspecting freeholders? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not commercially unfair to change the goalposts when the money has been pocketed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can understand that, but it is like constantly moving the goalposts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, every time there seems to be the prospect of discussion, he moves the goalposts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We felt that it was better to leave goalposts where they were. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We felt that it was better to leave the goalposts where they were. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he not moving the goalposts as he speaks? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now it has been decided to move the goalposts and, effectively, make them pay twice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a considerable moving of the goalposts in that respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not this merely another target that is being achieved only by moving the goalposts? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The simple answer is that we have not moved the goalposts in any respect whatsoever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We on this side are rather more worried that he is allowing local authorities to change the goalposts, hence this amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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