hamstring

1. N-COUNT 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. 腘繩肌腱

Webster has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the opening game. 韋伯斯特自從首場比賽腘繩肌腱受傷以來就沒有再參加比賽。

2. V-T If you are hamstrung by a person, problem, or difficulty, they make it very difficult for you to take any action. 使無能為力[usu v-link ADJ 'by' n]

Rural schools were hamstrung by their inability to attract and keep experienced staff. 農(nóng)村學(xué)校因不能吸引并留住有經(jīng)驗的教師而難以為繼。