n.鞍；车座；山脊；当权
vt.装以马鞍；使负担
vi.装马鞍
The jockey vaulted into the saddle . 骑士一跃而跨坐鞍上。
The bicycle saddle is too high for this child. 这辆自行车车座对这孩子来说太高了。
He is determined to stay in the saddle at all cost. 他打定主意要不惜一切代价继续掌权。
My brother as a manager was in the saddle again. 我兄弟又当上了经理。
用作及物动词 (vt.)I had to saddle for him the first few times. 头几次我得替他套马鞍。
Don't saddle me with taking care of the children. 别叫我干带孩子这种苦差事。
Don't try to saddle your dirty work on me! 休想把你那份脏活甩给我干!
用作不及物动词 (vi.)He saddled up his horse and rode away. 他给马装上鞍子便骑马离去了。
saddle用作名词的意思是“鞍子”或类似鞍子的鞍状物,转化为动词意为“套上马鞍”,引申可表示“使(某人)负担”责任、债务等,既可指别人强加于自己的负担,也可指由于自己的过错而造成的负担。
saddle一般用作及物动词,常接动物作宾语。表示“使(某人)负担”责任、债务时,常与介词with连用。
