hamstring
n
1 any of the five tendons at the back of the human knee 腳筋, 肌腱.
2 thick tendon at the back of an animal's hock (動物跗關節後部的)大肌腱. hamstring, v (pt, pp hamstringed or hamstrung ) [Tn]
1 cripple (a person or an animal) by cutting the hamstring(s) 割斷腿筋使(人或動物)瘸腿.
2 (fig 比喻) destroy the activity or efficiency of (sb/sth) 使(某人[某事物])難以動作或難有作為
The project was hamstrung by lack of funds. 這個計畫因缺乏資金而難以實現.
?? 擴展釋義
*['h?mstri?]n. 后腿腱vt. 切斷腿腱使成跛腿, 使癱瘓【醫】 ё繩肌腱
?? 同為「專八」詞匯
blissn. 極樂;天賜的福;幸福無比;狂喜;
vt. 使欣喜若狂,使狂喜;
vi. 欣喜若狂,狂喜;