hamstring

名词 hamstring:

1. one of the tendons at the back of the knee
   同义词：hamstring tendon

动词 hamstring:

1. make ineffective or powerless
2. cripple by cutting the hamstring

1. The project was hamstrung by lack of funds.
   这个计画因缺乏资金而难以实现。

ham.string

n.（名词）
Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
掴绳肌腱：人类膝后掴间的一个肌腱
Or hamstrings The hamstring muscle.
或 hamstrings 掴肌
The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.
后腿腱：四足动物跗关节后的一个大肌腱
v.tr.（及物动词）
ham.strung[-strông.] ham.string.ing,ham.strings
To cut the hamstring of (an animal or a person) and thereby cripple.
割断（人或动物）的腿腱使之变为残废
To destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate.
使不起作用：使无效或限制其效力的发挥；阻挠、挫败