英语单词“hamstring”的意思是:切断(马、人等的)腿腱;使失去战斗力;
读音:英 [ˈhæmnɪŋ] 美 [ˈhæmnɪŋ]
例句:She received a bruise across her hamstring.
在口语中,这个词常被引申为使某人或某事处于尴尬、窘迫、不利境地,意思是切断其后路。也可以用作名词和形容词。以下是与这个单词相关的例句:
1. She twisted her ankle and had to limp for the rest of the race. She was hamstrung by that injury. 她扭伤了脚踝,在比赛的剩余时间里不得不一瘸一拐。那次伤势使她的比赛表现大受影响。
2. He was hamstrung by a lack of funds. 他因资金缺乏而陷入困境。
3. He was so hamstrung by his boss that he had no choice but to resign. 他受制于老板,无法摆脱辞职的困境。
4. He had been hamstrung by a combination of circumstances and lack of resources. 他被各种情况以及资源匮乏所困,因此无计可施。
5. I can't run fast enough to hamstring the opposition. 我不能跑得足够快,以使对方陷于不利。
6. His left hamstring was so sore he could hardly walk. 他的左腿腱很痛,几乎走不动路。
7. They were hamstrung by a lack of funds and a shortage of players. 他们因资金缺乏和球员不足而陷入困境。
8. She was left hamstrung by the injury. 她因伤而无法继续比赛。
9. The coach was hamstrung by the players' lack of fitness. 教练由于球员们缺乏体能而束手无策。
10. He was hamstrung by his own indecision. 他因犹豫不决而陷入了困境。