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单词 goalpost
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Definition of goalpost in English:

goalpost

noun ˈɡəʊlpəʊstˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst
  • Either of the two upright posts of a goal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And inside, the little red pieces of tape on the goalposts were blowing in opposite directions.
    • If LSU kicks off, his job on the coverage unit is to line up square with the right goalpost and plug the middle.
    • There, the burning of suits and chaining naked team-mates to goalposts was de rigueur.
    • One time after practice, Leftwich stood at his own 30 and hit the goalpost on the fly.
    • The distance between the goals and the goalposts shall be decided upon by the Captains of the sides playing.
    • Goals are scored when the ball is kicked through goalposts or carried into the end zone.
    • It flew at an alarming rate towards the goal, hit the goalpost, and rebounded off it straight back at me.
    • In celebration, students tore down the goalposts, and the chancellor canceled Monday classes.
    • When I first came to the club there wasn't a training ground and no-one would dare come to training in a jumper, as they would be used for goalposts!
    • During the game, his head twitches, his arms flail away, hitting his pads and file goalposts with his stick.
    • The ball came off the goalpost and Torsten Frings' arm stopped it going over the line.
    • Meanwhile a forlorn figure leant against a goalpost long after the finish.
    • It is played on the streets of Soweto with tin cans for goalposts.
    • Facilities will include a platform for skateboarders, and goalposts and basketball hoops.
    • What would have become of the Eagles if Akers' kick had gone flying wide of the goalpost?
    • Did you see T.O. get up last night after his touchdown to dunk the ball through the goalpost?
    • The first few games that were played, they actually put broomsticks up as the goalposts and had washing baskets.
    • The same player rocked Carlow with a thunderous shot off the goalpost for a spectacular goal to put Port ahead for the first time after 12 minutes.
    • A goal, worth three points, is scored when the sliotar is played by either team over the goalline between the goalposts and under the crossbar.
    • Later, he would walk on the crossbar between goalposts and try to grab the football from referees.

Phrases

  • move the goalposts

    • Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They had no use for bi-partisanship and for every step we took toward the middle they simply moved the goalposts.
      • You can't score if the ref keeps moving the goalpost.
      • Nobody will notice that you are constantly moving the goalposts.
      • Proving that ID isn't science is useful, and I think even necessary, but it does not preclude the creationists from moving the goalposts, as they are already trying to do in Dover.
      • If Israel makes it a new precondition for progress, it will have moved the goalpost, with the cooperation of the referee.
      • Changing the rules is one thing, moving the goalposts after a shot has been taken is quite another.
      • This values debate has shown itself to be extremely useful to the GOP for decades and they are very adept at moving the goalposts when it's necessary.
      • They immediately started moving the goalposts.
      • To be a truly advanced, sophisticated democracy you need an opposition party that knows how to react to good news by sounding whiny and grudging and moving the goalposts.
      • Or, to put it another way, why didn't we move the goalposts?
 
 

Definition of goalpost in US English:

goalpost

nounˈɡōlˌpōstˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst
  • Either of the two upright posts of a goal.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There, the burning of suits and chaining naked team-mates to goalposts was de rigueur.
    • The ball came off the goalpost and Torsten Frings' arm stopped it going over the line.
    • In celebration, students tore down the goalposts, and the chancellor canceled Monday classes.
    • The first few games that were played, they actually put broomsticks up as the goalposts and had washing baskets.
    • Meanwhile a forlorn figure leant against a goalpost long after the finish.
    • The same player rocked Carlow with a thunderous shot off the goalpost for a spectacular goal to put Port ahead for the first time after 12 minutes.
    • It flew at an alarming rate towards the goal, hit the goalpost, and rebounded off it straight back at me.
    • And inside, the little red pieces of tape on the goalposts were blowing in opposite directions.
    • During the game, his head twitches, his arms flail away, hitting his pads and file goalposts with his stick.
    • One time after practice, Leftwich stood at his own 30 and hit the goalpost on the fly.
    • When I first came to the club there wasn't a training ground and no-one would dare come to training in a jumper, as they would be used for goalposts!
    • It is played on the streets of Soweto with tin cans for goalposts.
    • What would have become of the Eagles if Akers' kick had gone flying wide of the goalpost?
    • A goal, worth three points, is scored when the sliotar is played by either team over the goalline between the goalposts and under the crossbar.
    • Goals are scored when the ball is kicked through goalposts or carried into the end zone.
    • If LSU kicks off, his job on the coverage unit is to line up square with the right goalpost and plug the middle.
    • Did you see T.O. get up last night after his touchdown to dunk the ball through the goalpost?
    • Facilities will include a platform for skateboarders, and goalposts and basketball hoops.
    • Later, he would walk on the crossbar between goalposts and try to grab the football from referees.
    • The distance between the goals and the goalposts shall be decided upon by the Captains of the sides playing.

Phrases

  • move the goalposts

    • Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Or, to put it another way, why didn't we move the goalposts?
      • Nobody will notice that you are constantly moving the goalposts.
      • This values debate has shown itself to be extremely useful to the GOP for decades and they are very adept at moving the goalposts when it's necessary.
      • They had no use for bi-partisanship and for every step we took toward the middle they simply moved the goalposts.
      • Changing the rules is one thing, moving the goalposts after a shot has been taken is quite another.
      • They immediately started moving the goalposts.
      • Proving that ID isn't science is useful, and I think even necessary, but it does not preclude the creationists from moving the goalposts, as they are already trying to do in Dover.
      • You can't score if the ref keeps moving the goalpost.
      • To be a truly advanced, sophisticated democracy you need an opposition party that knows how to react to good news by sounding whiny and grudging and moving the goalposts.
      • If Israel makes it a new precondition for progress, it will have moved the goalpost, with the cooperation of the referee.
 
 
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