saddle學測 L5KK [ˈsædəl] | /ˈsædəl/
馬鞍;鞍座·(腳踏車)座墊·(山脊間的)鞍部·幫動物裝上鞍·使承擔(重擔)
義項橫跨名詞動詞,學測閱讀常見
The new manager was saddled with a team no one else wanted.
那位新主管被迫接下沒人想帶的團隊,責任全壓在他身上。
一個畫面:橫跨背上的重量
騎乘鞍座馬背或車座上稍凹的乘坐面
山脊鞍部兩座山峰間下凹如鞍的地形
備鞍動作把鞍具裝到動物背上
重擔上肩責任像鞍一樣被放上某人
義項
騎馬鞍座C1noun馬鞍;鞍座
The girl sat in the saddle and rode her horse across the field.
那個女孩坐在馬鞍上,騎著馬穿越田野。
a leather saddlesit in the saddle
單車座墊C1noun(腳踏車)座墊
Tom changed the height of his saddle before he rode his bike.
湯姆騎車前,先調整了座墊的高度。
adjust the saddlea bike saddle
山脊凹地C1noun(山脊間的)鞍部
The hikers crossed a saddle between two mountains before they got to the top.
登山客越過兩座山之間的鞍部,才到達山頂。
cross a saddlea mountain saddle
備鞍上馬C1verb幫動物裝上鞍
The rider will saddle the horse before the race.
騎士會在比賽前把鞍裝到馬背上。
saddle a horsesaddle up
重擔上肩C1verb使承擔(重擔)
The boss saddled him with all the extra work.
老闆把所有額外的工作都加在他身上。
saddled with debtsaddled with responsibility
片語
saddle up上馬出發 →備鞍準備出發
be saddled with重擔纏身 →被迫承擔重擔
saddlebag鞍邊掛包 →掛在鞍上的袋子
back in the saddle重新上馬 →恢復原本的崗位
你會不會這樣說?
'The boss saddled him with all the extra work.' 這裡的 saddle 最接近哪個意思?(A) 裝上馬鞍 (B) 把工作加在某人身上 (C) 山脊間的鞍部
看答案
(B)
此句saddle作動詞,指加重擔給某人,非字面裝鞍。
She was saddled ___ debt after buying the car. (with / by)
看答案
with
「saddle with」為固定搭配,不用 by。
字族
unsaddle 卸下馬鞍;把騎士摔下馬・sidesaddle 側坐式騎法(雙腿同側)