saddle
n
(a) seat, often of leather, for a rider on a horse, donkey, etc or on a bicycle or motor cycle 鞍; 鞍座; (自行車或摩托車的)車座. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xiii.
(b) part of a horse's back on which this is placed 馬背裝鞍的部位.
2 ridge of high land rising to high points at each end 兩峰間的凹下部分; 鞍狀山脊. => illus at mountain 見mountain插圖.
3 joint of meat from the back of an animal, together with part of the backbone and ribs (動物的)帶脊骨和肋骨的大塊肉
a saddle of lamb, venison, beef, etc 羊脊肉、 鹿脊肉、 牛脊肉.
4 (idm 習語) in the `saddle
(a) on horseback 騎著馬
spend hours in the saddle 騎馬數小時.
(b) (fig 比喻) in a position of control 處於控制地位
The director hopes to remain in the saddle (ie in his job) for a few more years. 該董事希望再多留任幾年. saddle, v
1 [Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ up; ~ sth (up) put a saddle on (a horse) 給(馬)裝鞍
saddle up and ride off 套上鞍騎走
saddle one's pony (up) 給小馬套上鞍.
2 (phr v) saddle sb with sth give sb an unwelcome responsibility, task, etc 讓某人承擔使人厭惡的責任、 任務等
I've been saddled with the job of organizing the conference. 組織會議這件倒霉事交給我了.
The boss saddled her with all the most difficult customers. 老板把那些最難應付的顧客全推給她了.
*['s?dl]n. 鞍, 馬鞍, 車座, 鞍狀物vt. 裝以馬鞍, 使負擔vi. 跨上馬鞍【醫】 鞍相關詞組: be in the saddle get into the saddle put the saddle on the right horse put the saddle on the wrong horse saddle up