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hamstring

noun
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
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  1. one of the five tendons behind the knee that connect the muscles of the upper leg to the bones of the lower leg腘绳肌腱
    • a hamstring injury腘绳肌腱受伤
    • She's pulled a hamstring.她拉伤了一条腘绳肌腱。🔊🔊
    Topics Bodyc2
  2. a tendon behind the hock (= middle joint) of the back leg of a horse and some other animals （马等跗关节后部的）后腿肌腱，大肌腱
    3. Word Origin16th cent.: from ham ‘back of the thigh’ + string.

hamstring

verb
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hamstring
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
he / she / it hamstrings
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋz/
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋz/
past simple hamstrung
🔊/ˈhæmstrʌŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrʌŋ/
past participle hamstrung
🔊/ˈhæmstrʌŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrʌŋ/
-ing form hamstringing
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhæmstrɪŋɪŋ/
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  1. to prevent somebody/something from working or taking action in the way that is needed妨碍；使不能正常工作（或行动）
    • be hamstrung (by something) The mayor is currently hamstrung by a budget crisis.市长目前受预算危机的困扰。
    Word Origin16th cent.: from ham ‘back of the thigh’ + string.