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鞍;马鞍
A saddle is a leather seat that you put on the back of an animal so that you can ride the animal.
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VERB
给(马等)备鞍;给…装上马鞍
If you saddle a horse, you put a saddle on it so that you can ride it.
例句
Why don't we saddle a couple of horses and go for a ride?
我们何不找几匹马套上马鞍出去遛遛?
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(自行车或摩托车的)车座
A saddle is a seat on a bicycle or motorcycle.
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(羊、兔或鹿的)脊肉,腰肉
A saddle of lamb, rabbit, or venison is a piece of meat taken from the middle of the animal's back.
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VERB
使承担(责任、任务)
If you saddle someone with a problem or with a responsibility, you put them in a position where they have to deal with it.
例句
The war devastated the economy and saddled the country with a huge foreign debt.
战争拖垮了经济,使该国欠下了巨额外债。
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PHRASE
骑马
If you are in the saddle, you are riding a horse.
例句
When I watch horse racing on television, I wish I was back in the saddle.
看到电视上的赛马节目时,我真希望自己能再度跨马奔驰。
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在位;掌权
If you are in the saddle, you are in power or in control of a situation.
例句
The armed forces and the hardliners are now going to be in the saddle.
武装部队和奉行强硬路线的人即将掌权。