hamstrung
['hæmstrʌŋ]
v.
使无能为力,使不起作用,削弱…的活动能力( hamstring的过去式和过去分词 );
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Indeed several songs chug by placidly, hamstrung by Burnett's generic tropes.
来自BBC
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The whole operation was hamstrung by [ for ] lack of funds.
整个作业因资金不足而 受挫.
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The new supervisory authorities are also hamstrung.
新的监管机构同样具有伤害性.
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The project was hamstrung by lack of funds.
这个计画因缺乏资金而难以实现.
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That hamstrung its ability to get out of poor locations.
来自WSJ
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His feuds with donors and lenders let the aid-dependent economy to be hamstrung.
来自BBC