1
- a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear鞍, 马鞍。
1.1
- a seat on a bicycle or motorcycle（自行车或摩托车的）车座, 鞍座。
2
- something resembling a saddle in appearance, function, or position, in particular（外形、功能或位置）与马鞍相似的东西, 鞍状物, 尤指：
2.1
- a low part of a ridge between two higher points or peaks（山的）鞍部。
2.2
- Mathematics a low region of a curve between two high points, especially (in three dimensions) one representing the highest point of a curve in one direction and the lowest point in another direction【数】鞍点。
2.3
- the part of a draught horse's harness which supports the straps to which the shafts are attached（役马的）鞍部。
2.4
- a shaped support on which a cable, wire, or pipe rests（电缆、电线或管的）托架。
2.5
- a fireclay bar for supporting ceramic ware in a kiln（窑里用于支撑陶瓷器的）耐火黏土托架。
3
- a joint of meat consisting of the two loins脊肉。
3.1
- the lower part of the back in a mammal or fowl, especially when distinct in shape or marking（哺乳动物或家禽的）后背部, 脊。
with obj.
1- put a saddle on (a horse)给（马）装鞍：
he was in the stable saddling up his horse.
他在马厩里给马装鞍。
1.1
- （一般作be saddled with）burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task使承担重大责任, 使负重担; 使承担繁重任务：
he's saddled with debts of $12 million.
他负债高达1,200万美元。
1.2
- (of a trainer) enter (a horse) for a race（驯马师）使（马）参加比赛。
短语
in the saddle
1
- on horseback骑着马。
1.1
- figurative in a position of control or responsibility〈喻〉执政的, 掌权的。
词源
Old English sadol, sadul, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zadel and German Sattel, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sella 'seat' and SIT.