hamstrung是什么意思？

hamstrung

英[ˈhæmstrʌŋ] 美['hæmstrʌŋ]

• v. 使无能为力，使不起作用，削弱…的活动能力( hamstring的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• The project was hamstrung by lack of funds. 这个计画因缺乏资金而难以实现.
• The new supervisory authorities are also hamstrung. 新的监管机构同样具有伤害性.
• The whole operation was hamstrung by [ for ] lack of funds. 整个作业因资金不足而 受挫.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  绳肌腱;腿筋
  A hamstring is a length of tissue or tendon behind your knee which joins the muscles of your thigh to the bones of your lower leg.
  例句
  Webster has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the opening game. 韦伯斯特自从在首场比赛中伤了绳肌腱后就再也没有参赛了。
• VERB
  使无能为力;使陷入瘫痪
  If you hamstring someone, you make it very difficult for them to take any action.
  例句
  If he becomes the major opposition leader, he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition. 如果他成为主要反对党的领袖，可能会导致保守党领导的联合政府陷于瘫痪。