any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee 膝后部的大腿肌腱,腘绳肌腱 he pulled a hamstring. 他拉伤了腘绳肌腱。 ■the great tendon at the back of a quadruped's hock (四足动物跗关节后部的)大肌腱,后腿腱
(past and past participle hamstrung)
[with obj.]cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings 割断…的腿腱使伤残 ■(一般作 be hamstrung)severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of 使陷于瘫痪;使无能为力;使不起作用 we were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge. 我们由于毫不知情而无能为力。