hamstrung

hamstrung

美 [ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ] 　英 ['hæm.strʌŋ]

• n.腘绳肌腱；大肌腱；【解】腘旁腱；【动】(兽类的)后腿腱
• v.割断…的腿筋；使残废；减弱…的活动能力；妨碍；使不能正常工作（或行动）

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But China's efforts to increase supplies of any kind of electricity have been hamstrung by a lack of transmission lines.

而在目前，中国增加电力供应的努力正受到输电线路不足的钳制。

Hurd's obsession with driving up profits left the company's staff demoralized and its ability to innovate hamstrung.

马克•赫德醉心于拉高利润率，导致了惠普员工士气不振，公司的创新能力也停滞不前。

It is hamstrung by an absence of new models and negative reports on the quality of its vehicles.

这是由于缺少新车型还有些对车辆质量的负面报道造成的。

Recalcitrant backbenchers hamstrung the prime minister's attempt to railroad the bill through the Commons.

不屈不挠的后座议员们挫败了首相操纵下议院匆忙通过这个法案的企图。

In India and Sri Lanka, restrictive labour laws have hamstrung the emergence of a more competitive manufacturing base.

印度和斯里兰卡严格的劳动法成为发展更具竞争力的制造基地的阻碍。

Rich countries also seem to be more hamstrung than China.

富国似乎也比中国更受摧残。

Power producers are hamstrung by market forces on inputs and by the diktats of a centrally-planned economy on pricing.

投入方面的市场力量和中央计划经济对定价的限制，绑住了电力生产商的手脚。

They like to size you up before they make their real move, like jackals finding out if the prey is as weak and hamstrung as it looks.

他们在采取行动前总是会观察你一段时间，就象豹狼匍匐在远处，等待它们真正柔弱不堪一击的猎物。

We have grown accustomed to the fact that collective global action is hamstrung by institutional and diplomatic rigor mortis.

我们已习惯了这样的事实：由于制度和外交上的僵化，全球无法采取一致行动；

Granted, Merkel has been hamstrung by voters who are in no mood to see their taxes diverted to profligate neighbors.

当然，默克尔的决定被德国选民影响，德国选民不想看到自己交的税被用在一贯奢侈浪费的邻国身上。

But Western donors, hamstrung by the effects of the financial crisis, have been slow (or reluctant) to respond.

但西方的捐赠者因受金融危机影响而严重削弱，回应不积极或不愿回应。

American consumers remain hamstrung by debt, collapsed home prices and a dismal job market.

由于背负着沉重债务、房价暴跌以及就业市场不景气，美国消费者仍然软弱无力。

Furthermore, the raters were hamstrung by the conflicts of interest inherent in being paid by issuers to assess their bonds.

此外，评级者在固有的利益冲突中收受被评估者费用而使其在评估债券时束手束脚。

Many Republicans argue that an investigation would leave the CIA feeling betrayed and hamstrung in its pursuit of terrorists.

很多共和党人认为，调查会让中情局感觉被出卖了，而且在反恐活动中失去了战斗力。

The result has overturned fears of a weak coalition government, hamstrung by its divergent parts.

大选结果消除了人民对联合政府会由于内部分歧而瘫痪无力的担忧。

In the technology sector, many foreign groups have been hamstrung by regulatory barriers.

在技术行业中，许多外国集团都受到监管壁垒的阻碍。

Western companies are hamstrung because the legality of the scheme cannot be called into question.

西方公司之所以处境艰难是因为这项计划的合法性不容置疑。

The Fed is hamstrung by rising prices, while the government is needing to think about getting its finances back in order.

美联储已经被不断上涨的物价束缚住了手脚，而美国政府则需要考虑整顿自己的财政。

But the United States is hamstrung by its own rules that prevent the government from financing world fairs.

但美国的愿望恐怕难以实现，因该国禁止使用政府资金支持世界展会。

In other words, having to get consensus on every decision hamstrung Google's ability to act, or meant it spread itself too broadly.

换言之，若每个决策都必须达成共识，就会妨碍谷歌的行动能力，或意味着公司已经过于庞大。

His efforts were hamstrung by her one remarks.

她的一句话使他的一切努力付之东流。

Policymakers should have intervened to curb the excesses but were hamstrung by free-market ideology.

决策者本应出台干涉过度消费，却被自由市场理念束住了手脚。

For months, Europe has been hamstrung by what one seasoned observer of the global economy describes as three 'No's'

数月以来，欧洲一直受制于一位老练的全球经济观察家所说的三个“拒绝”

It is fortunate that, unlike in the early 1930s, countries are generally not hamstrung by a gold standard.

值得庆幸的是，与上世纪30年代不同，各国普遍没有受到金本位的破坏。

Could it be that women have been hamstrung by a self-limiting belief?

它可以改变曾经个人限制的信念使女士变得擅长吗？

In the short run, American consumers are hamstrung by wage stagnation and rising unemployment.

短期来看，美国消费者因工资停滞和失业率上涨再也难复当年之勇了。

Italy and Spain, meanwhile, look hamstrung by a loss of competitiveness following a long period in which unit wage costs have risen.

同时，在经历了一个很长的单位工资成本上涨的阶段后，意大利和西班牙的竞争力似乎有所受损。

What's worse, a Chinese LP putting money into the same fund might resent the fund being hamstrung because of its foreign taint.

更糟糕的是，由于其沾上外来者的恶名，向该基金投钱的中国有限合伙人可能会对基金受限制感到不满。

In the past, many teams have been too hamstrung by the salary cap to fully go after players.

过去，很多球队出于对薪资上限的顾虑，不敢花费高额薪水去聘请球星。

The new supervisory authorities are also hamstrung.

新的监管机构也同样难有作为。

Why bother to negotiate with the Palestinians, some intelligence people may feel, when they can be constantly hamstrung by such trickery?

有一些情报人士可能会觉得，如果可以用的上秘密手段，又干嘛还要多此一举去和巴勒斯坦谈判呢？

Of course, the iPad 2 is cheaper, but it's hamstrung by its very essence: a glorified smartphone.

当然，iPad2便宜些，但它本质上是一个超炫的智能手机，这是其拖累。

Mechanical Phantom of the Opera is hamstrung by cards and membership cards making machine on rollers, blanket and plates, and so on.

板滞鬼影情愿卡和会员卡制作机上的不朱辊、橡皮布和印版等成分的感化。

We adults are hamstrung by our own plans and expectations.

我们成人被自己的规划和预期束缚。

When mobs still run away faster then you after you hamstrung them.

即使你使用了斩脚技能，怪物们还是比你跑的快。

His efforts were hamstrung by her one remarks.

她的一句话使他的一切努力付之东流。

But the Chinese consumer is basically hamstrung by a lack of purchasing power.

但限制中国人消费的根本原因是他们缺乏购买力。

The project was hamstrung by lack of funds.

这个项目因缺乏资金而难以实现。

In addition, Apec is hamstrung by basic differences of approach.

此外，不同成员在行为方式上的根本差异，也使该组织受到制约。

They are not hamstrung by inhibitions.

任何阻碍也无法挫伤他们的热情。

Many MNCs in China were hamstrung by bureaucratic red tape and simply could not react as quickly as many local companies.

许多跨国公司受制于繁琐的行政体系，因而完全不能像许多本土企业一样快速反应。