in the saddle
常用于比喻‘处于负责地位’或‘在岗位上’。
He has been in the saddle for five years now.
他现在掌权已经五年了。
骑乘者的座位,通常由皮革制成,前后抬高,放在马或其他动物的背上,并用带子固定。；骑马或骑骆驼的座位；外观或形状类似于马鞍的东西。；两座山峰之间缓坡的山脊(形状像马鞍)；两个受欢迎节目之间的时段,可以安排另一个节目以吸引观众观看。
a seat for the rider of a horse, camel, bicycle, etc., or a saddle-shaped object
骑乘者的座位,通常由皮革制成,前后抬高,放在马或其他动物的背上,并用带子固定。
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
骑马或骑骆驼的座位
a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
外观或形状类似于马鞍的东西。
Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
两座山峰之间缓坡的山脊(形状像马鞍)
a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
两个受欢迎节目之间的时段,可以安排另一个节目以吸引观众观看。
A timeslot between two popular programmes, in which another programme can be scheduled to encourage people to watch it.
肉的切块(尤其是羊肉或羔羊肉),包括部分脊骨和两侧腰肉
cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
He tightened the girth before mounting the saddle.
他在上马前勒紧了肚带。
用法提示：saddle 作名词，指马鞍。
She adjusted the saddle on her bicycle to be more comfortable.
她调整了自行车座垫以更舒适。
用法提示：saddle 作名词，指自行车座。
The cowboy carefully placed the saddle on the horse's back.
牛仔小心翼翼地把马鞍放在马背上。
用法提示：saddle 作名词，指马鞍。
常用于比喻‘处于负责地位’或‘在岗位上’。
He has been in the saddle for five years now.
他现在掌权已经五年了。
通常用于主动语态，也可用于被动语态（be saddled with）。
The manager saddled me with the extra workload.
经理把额外的工作负担推给了我。
常指准备骑马或骑骆驼。
We saddled up and rode into the desert.
我们备好马鞍，骑马进入了沙漠。
grammar · medium
易错句子He saddled on his horse.
正确表达He saddled his horse.
动词"saddle"是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词"on"。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is saddle on the horse.
正确表达There is a saddle on the horse.
可数名词"saddle"前需要冠词"a"或"the"。
动词，装上马鞍的反义词
动词，使负担的反义词
saddle作动词时意为“使负担”，而sadden意为“使悲伤”，两者发音相近，但意义不同
给马装上鞍
He saddled up and rode off into the sunset.
他给马装上鞍，骑马进入了夕阳中。
被（责任等）所累
She was saddled with the task of organizing the event.
她承担了组织这次活动的任务。
给马备鞍
The cowboy quickly saddled his horse and jumped on.
牛仔迅速给马备好鞍，跳了上去。
皮马鞍
He bought a handmade leather saddle for his horse.
他为他的马买了一个手工制作的皮马鞍。
自行车座
Adjust the bicycle saddle to a comfortable height.
把自行车座调整到舒适的高度。
在骑马；处于领导地位
The new manager has been in the saddle for only a week.
新经理上任仅一周。
掌权；在职
The new manager has been in the saddle for only a week, but he's already making changes.
新经理上任才一周，但已经开始进行改革了。
使某人承担某项繁重任务或责任
I was saddled with the job of organizing the entire conference.
我承担了组织整个会议的重任。
上马；准备出发（或开始行动）
We need to saddle up and get ready for the trail ride.
我们得备好马鞍，准备上路了。
上马！
The cowboy shouted 'Saddle up!' and they rode out.
牛仔大喊‘上马！’，然后他们骑了出去。
重新上马
After his injury, he was back in the saddle again.
受伤后，他又重新上了马鞍。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.