hamstring

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

one of the tendons at the back of the knee
• Syn:
hamstring tendon
• Hypernyms:
tendon, sinew

II - verb

1. make ineffective or powerless
- The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules
• Hypernyms:
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The performance is likely to hamstring Sue
2. cripple by cutting the hamstring
• Hypernyms:
cripple, lame
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody