He was hamstrung not only by his colleagues' ideological objections, but by the size of the budget.不仅仅是同事们在理念上的反对让他受挫, 预算的规模也让他束手束脚。

I found my activities severely hamstrung by this dependence.我发现这种依赖性让我举步维艰。

He hamstrung the animal.他割断了那个动物的后腿腱。