English → Chinese
saddle
/BrE ˈsad(ə)l 
, AmE ˈsædl /
A noun
1 (on horse) 马鞍;
to climb into the saddle 上马;
she would spend hours in the saddle 她骑马常常一骑就是几个小时;
the party leader is very firmly in the saddle figurative 该党领导人的地位非常稳固
2 (of bicycle) 车座
3 British Cooking 脊肉
4 (ridge) 山鞍
B transitive verb
1 Riding (also saddle up) 给…备鞍 ‹horse›
2 (impose) 使肩负重担;
to saddle sb/oneself with sth/sb; 使某人／自己承担某重任／担负某人的重任;
he was saddled with the running of the club 他负起了管理俱乐部的重任