saddle
【 鞍,马鞍】
saddle 是一个名词和动词,通常与“鞍、马鞍”以及“装上鞍”有关。以下是该词的详细含义和用法:
1. 名词 (noun)
🔹 saddle [ˈsædl] — 鞍,马鞍
- 指骑马时放置在马背上的座位,通常用皮革或其他坚固材料制成
- 例如:She adjusted the saddle on the horse before riding.
(她在骑马前调整了马鞍。) - 例如:The cowboy sat firmly in the saddle.
(牛仔牢牢地坐在马鞍上。)
- 例如:She adjusted the saddle on the horse before riding.
(1) 比喻义
- saddle 也可以指任何类型的座椅或支撑物,类似于“支撑”或“框架”。
- 例如:The chair has a saddle shape for extra comfort.
(这把椅子有一个马鞍形状,增加了舒适感。)
- 例如:The chair has a saddle shape for extra comfort.
(2) 辅助结构
- 在其他领域,saddle 还可以指机器、设备等的支撑结构。
- 例如:The saddle of the bicycle is adjustable.
(自行车的座椅是可调的。)
- 例如:The saddle of the bicycle is adjustable.
2. 动词 (verb)
🔹 to saddle [ˈsædl] — 给(马)装鞍、骑上
- 指将马鞍放到马背上,或指骑马的动作
- 例如:He saddled the horse before setting off on the trail.
(他在出发前给马装上了鞍。) - 例如:She saddled up the horse for their afternoon ride.
(她为下午的骑行给马装上了鞍。)
- 例如:He saddled the horse before setting off on the trail.
(1) 比喻用法
- to saddle 还可以指让某人承担责任或负担。
- 例如:I don’t want to saddle you with all the work.
(我不想把所有的工作都推给你。) - 例如:He was saddled with a huge debt after the business failure.
(生意失败后,他背上了巨额债务。)
- 例如:I don’t want to saddle you with all the work.
3. 常见短语
- saddle up:给马装鞍,准备骑马
- We need to saddle up the horses and get going.
(我们需要给马装上鞍,出发吧。)
- We need to saddle up the horses and get going.
- saddle with:使承担(负担、责任等)
- She was saddled with the difficult task of managing the project.
(她被迫承担了管理项目的艰巨任务。)
- She was saddled with the difficult task of managing the project.
- in the saddle:在鞍上,骑在马上
- The cowboy was in the saddle for hours, herding cattle.
(那位牛仔骑在马上几个小时,赶着牛群。)
- The cowboy was in the saddle for hours, herding cattle.
4. 总结
- saddle (名词) = 马鞍,座位
- saddle (动词) = 给马装鞍,承担责任
- 这个词与骑马、承担责任、支撑结构等相关,具有具体和比喻的多重意义。