单词 | saddle |
释义 | saddleWord family adjectivesaddlelesssaddle-sorenounsaddlersaddlerysaddlebacksaddlebagsaddlebillsaddlebowsaddleclothsaddleroomsaddletreesaddle , Bicycles, carts, horses Horsessad·dle1 /ˈsædl/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1. 2. 3 in the saddle informal a) DSHriding a horse 骑着马 We did six or eight hours in the saddle every day. 我们每天有六或八个小时骑在马背上。 b) POWERin a position in which you have power or authority 在位,掌权 He always has to be in the saddle, controlling everything. 他总是一定要掌握大权,控制一切。 Examples from the Corpus in the saddle• Already in the saddle for some time, Rosecrans would spend the day there, a striking picture of courageous leadership.• Ninety minutes later they were all back in the saddle and drawing their first covert as if the season had just begun.• Instinctively he rolled in the saddle and felt the white-hot stab of pain as something sharp scored a line across his shoulders.• With Riders in the Sky in the saddle, you can depend on superb musicianship and sublime vocals.• Somehow, she stayed in the saddle.• It was our first time in the saddle and it had daughter, 11, champing at the bit for more.• The moment Carey was confident that Elizabeth had breathed her last he was in the saddle, racing for the Border.• Sheridan was in the saddle, and with his command spurring on after the enemy. 4. saddle of lamb/hare/venison a large joint of meat taken from the middle of the animal’s back 羔羊/野兔/鹿的脊肉 Examples from the Corpus saddle of lamb/hare/venison• He is particularly fond of hot beetroot, recommending it as an accompaniment to roast saddle of hare - a delicious combination. Examples from the Corpus saddle• The horse was willing, and allowed the man to place bridle and saddle upon him.• Ringlero has never owned his own saddle.• At the last second, he jumped from the saddle and swung on the trailer roof as the horse went in.• She had seen them on their expensive horses, swooping across country, confident in the saddle.• Somehow, she stayed in the saddle.• Hold the front of the saddle if you like.• Kelly's eyes flicked from the body on the ground to the horse, trampling the saddle beneath its unfeeling hoofs.• The road crawled upward toward the place where the saddle emptied into sky. Horsessaddle2 verb [transitiveT] 1.DSHto put a saddle on a horse 给〔马〕装鞍 2 saddle up phrasal verbphr v DSHto put a saddle on a horse 给〔马〕装鞍 saddle something ↔ up He was in the stable, saddling up his horse. 他在马廐里,给马装鞍。 3 saddle somebody with something phrasal verbphr v RESPONSIBLEto make someone have a job or problem that is difficult or boring and that they do not want 使承担〔苦差事〕 I’ve been saddled with organizing the whole party! 我摊上了筹备整个派对的苦差事! Many farms were saddled with debts. 许多农场都背负债务。 Examples from the Corpus saddle with • He had nearly saddled himself with a desperate, thirty-one-year-old fan.• But, as we know from extensive research, experience can saddle individuals with a myopic view of their current circumstances.• His proposed tax cuts are warmed-over Reaganomics that could saddle our children with an ever-increasing national debt.• Low-ranking females will have young of whatever gender leaves the troop in order not to saddle the young with low rank.• Without a bumper harvest, refinancing will saddle many farmers with more debt that they can handle.• Maxim shut the door behind them then fixed the loosened bolt saddle firmly with Superglue.• The Leader and the thin man were seated on a pile of saddles and saddle-bags with their backs against the wall.• They merely saddle the males with their own idiosyncratic tastes. Examples from the Corpus saddle• Having appeared to saddle Eliot with reading Sorel's book, I was reluctant to impose further tasks on him.• In haste she saddled it, hung a small sack of oats in front and led it away from the house.• Without a bumper harvest, refinancing will saddle many farmers with more debt that they can handle.• It was the last intention in me life to saddle meself with her.• His proposed tax cuts are warmed-over Reaganomics that could saddle our children with an ever-increasing national debt.• Cirrus also was saddled with higher operating costs than other companies, in part because it had grown so fast.• They also got saddled with thoroughly useless center Stojko Vrankovic and his extra-large contract.• Hell hath no fury like that of an unsuspecting mule about to be saddled with two, 10-foot kayaks. From Longman Business Dictionary saddlesad·dle1 /ˈsædl/ noun be in the saddle informal to be in charge of an organization or system Several large corporations have a woman in the saddle. saddlesaddle2 verb → saddle somebody with something Old English sadol |
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