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单词 hamstring
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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
    • a hamstring injury
    • She's pulled a hamstring.
    Topics Bodyc2
  2. a tendon behind the hock (= middle joint) of the back leg of a horse and some other animals
    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
    • be hamstrung (by something) The mayor is currently hamstrung by a budget crisis.
    Word Origin16th cent.: from ham ‘back of the thigh’ + string.
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