hamstring
腿筋
definition
verb
He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avoid a swipe that would have hamstrung him.
cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.
noun
he pulled a hamstring
any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.
example
he pulled a 'hamstring'
Do not run down the rear of the leg when nearing the hock as it is easy to cut the 'hamstring' and cause lameness.
They can go to the neck and slice the jugular vein and carotid artery; they can cut the 'hamstring' above the hock; they can cut the band on top of the neck.
Squall pushed aside the chair that Mathers was trying to 'hamstring' him with.
he pulled a 'hamstring'
This exercise strengthens the back extensors, gluteals, quadriceps, 'hamstrings' and core abdominal muscles.
Determined terrorists have become adept at forging EU passports at precisely the time that the agency charged with blocking their entry is 'hamstrung' by a lack of personnel.
Smith's fearsomely focused narratives and majestically brutal accompaniment are alternately highlighted or 'hamstrung' by perverse and frustrating production decisions.
This secrecy effectively 'hamstrings' the negotiations of other webcasters and makes it difficult for artists to collect what they are owed.
That would give the government a much-needed handle on economic policy-making, which has been 'hamstrung' by opposition obstructionism.
Manufacturing has slowed to a trickle, 'hamstrung' by shortages of fuel and imported components.
Is NASA too 'hamstrung' by those restraints to do something as bold as returning to the moon and going to Mars?
The Kangaroos, once 'hamstrung' by the constraints of a reduced salary cap, are chasing hard.
However, the Medical Council feels it is 'hamstrung' by 20-year-old legislation which restricts it from expanding the council to cope with its heavy workload.
At first, drug companies were 'hamstrung' by the need for an extensive summary of side effects whenever brand names were mentioned.
The lift is actually performed by the leg muscles (quadriceps, 'hamstrings' , and gluteus maximus) on the way up.
His ability to bring reform to Brazil will be 'hamstrung' by budget restrictions
But our currency is 'hamstrung' by severe structural distortions in both the economic and financial spheres.
The impact of reform will be slow and it is 'hamstrung' by being unable to aggressively reflate its economy by the euro's self-defeating rules so clearly in need of change.
In fact, members of the medical advisory board will be severely 'hamstrung' unless the company is prepared to provide them with certain marketing materials.
Encyclicals have long been considered an imperfect genre, hampered by their style and 'hamstrung' by the need to reconcile competing political and bureaucratic factions.
Oh absolutely, he does actually mean well, he's just 'hamstrung' by a severe shortfall in the social skills department.
Poor training routines can contribute to soft tissue injuries such as those to Achilles tendons, 'hamstrings' and calf and adductor muscles.
Needing a decision from every member before any action can be taken 'hamstrings' the leadership, slows action to a standstill, and ends up watering down the activism to the lowest common denominator.
Your gluteus maximus and 'hamstrings' are powerful hip extensors that are activated whenever you stand, sit or step up.
Once the strike began, television was already flooded with a backlog of commercials, virtually 'hamstringing' the cause by making its effect invisible.
Its construction has been 'hamstrung' by numerous delays and corruption scandals.
He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avoid a swipe that would have 'hamstrung' him.
It is false to suggest the Act is delaying the process or that development is 'hamstrung' .
More familiar, but less important, were the internal squabbles and petty jealousies among civil rights leaders that hindered, but never 'hamstrung' , the movement for justice.
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