saddle

saddle

['sædl]

n.鞍, 车座, 山脊,当权
vt.装以马鞍, 使负担
vi.装马鞍

例句与用法：

Better lose the saddle than the horse.

[谚]宁可丢鞍，不可失马。

The saddle galled the horse's back.

马鞍擦伤了马背。

The boss saddled her with all the most difficult customers.

老板把那些最难应付的顾客全推给她了。

After many hours in the saddle he was very weary.

骑马骑了几个小时后，他非常疲倦。

I got saddled with taking the children to school again!

送小孩上学的重担又推给了我！

He saddled up his horse and rode away.

他给马装上鞍子便骑马离去了。

词形变化：

动词过去式: saddled | 动词过去分词: saddled | 动词现在分词: saddling | 动词第三人称单数: saddles |

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n.

1. 鞍, 马鞍[C]

The boy saw a pony with a brand-new saddle over its back.

男孩看到背上有崭新鞍子的小马。

2. (自行车, 摩托车等的)车座[C]

3. 鞍状物; 鞍状山脊[C]

4. (羊, 鹿的)带脊骨的腰肉[U][C][(+of)]

5. 【机】座板; 滑动座架[C]

6. 浮桥(或电线杆上)的托梁

vt.

1. 给(马背)装鞍[(+up)]

2. 使负担; 强加[(+on/upon/with)]

He was saddled with a wife and five children.

他挑起赡养妻子和五个孩子的担子。

vi.

跨上马鞍

短语词组：

saddle up

1. 套上马鞍

Tell him to catch the ponies and saddle up.

叫他牵住小马并套上马鞍。

in the saddle

1. 掌权

He was determined to stay in the saddle at all costs.

他打定主意要不惜一切代价继续掌权。