单词 | saddle |
释义 | saddle (sædəl ) Word forms: saddles , saddling , saddled 1. countable noun A saddle is a leather seat that you put on the back of an animal so that you can ride the animal. 2. See also side-saddle 3. verb If you saddle a horse, you put a saddle on it so that you can ride it. Why don't we saddle a couple of horses and go for a ride? [VERB noun] Saddle up means the same as saddle. I want to be gone from here as soon as we can saddle up. [VERB PARTICLE] She saddled up a horse. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. countable noun A saddle is a seat on a bicycle or motorcycle. 5. countable noun [usually NOUN of noun] A saddle of lamb, rabbit, or venison is a piece of meat taken from the middle of the animal's back. 6. verb If you saddle someone with a problem or with a responsibility, you put them in a position where they have to deal with it. The war devastated the economy and saddled the country with a huge foreign debt. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: burden, load, lumber [British, informal], charge 7. in the saddle phrase If you are in the saddle, you are riding a horse. When I watch horse racing on television, I wish I was back in the saddle. 8. in the saddle phrase If you are in the saddle, you are in power or in control of a situation. The armed forces and the hardliners are now going to be in the saddle. Phrasal verbs: saddle up saddle [sense 3] Vocabulary Builder BICYCLE handlebars gears crossbar brake saddle frame pedal wheel chain tyre Idioms: in the saddle in charge of the affairs of a particular country, or making the important decisions in an organization It is his bad luck to be in the saddle when his country has to decide which road it is now going to follow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers ride high in the saddle to currently be very successful, and to show this in your behaviour and attitudes The Australian cricket team are riding high in the saddle after their recent victory against England. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: saddle sores Saddle sores can be soaked away at a selection of charming overnight stops. Times, Sunday Times Tear yourself away to go on a camel trek in the desert, and ease your saddle sores with a spa session in the riad's private hammam. The Sun And then there are the saddle sores. Times, Sunday Times After biking for the best part of eight weeks filming the show, do they have any tips on dealing with saddle sores? The Sun Even a few quid will make a big difference - and it's bound to make her saddle sores a bit more bearable. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 马鞍 Japanese: サドル |
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