hamstring
/ˈhæmstrɪŋ; `hæmˌstrɪŋ/ n
1 any of the five tendons at the back of the human knee 脚筋, 肌腱.
2 thick tendon at the back of an animal's hock （动物跗关节後部的）大肌腱. hamstring, v (pt, pp hamstringed or hamstrung / ˈhæmstrʌŋ; `hæmˌstrʌŋ/) [Tn]
1 cripple (a person or an animal) by cutting the hamstring(s) 割断腿筋使（人或动物）瘸腿.
2 (fig 比喻) destroy the activity or efficiency of (sb/sth) 使（某人[某事物]）难以动作或难有作为
The project was hamstrung by lack of funds. 这个计画因缺乏资金而难以实现.