n (1)鞍(座)，(自行车)车座(seat for rider on a horse or other animals;similar seat on a bicycle，etc)[C]：the bicycle～自行车座;sit on/leap into/jump out of the～坐在马上/跃上马/跳下马;lift the～from/put the～on a horse 卸下/装上马鞍;

(2)(带有脊骨与肋骨的)脊肉(certain joint of meat cut from the back of an animal)[C，U][N (of)]：(a)～of beef/lamb/mutton/veal 牛/羊羔/羊/小牛的脊肉;

(3)鞍状山脊(梁)(ridge that slopes gently between two peaks)[C]：A ridge between two mountain peaks is called a～. 两座山峰之间的山脊叫山梁。

in the saddle 1)骑着马：Doctor Ford spends hours in the～everyday. 福特医生每天花数小时骑马。2)掌权，处于负责的地位：Mr. Park was in the～when he had over half the company's stock. 在派克先生拥有了这家公司的一多半股份时，他便掌管了这家公司。

v(1)放(装)上马鞍(put a saddle on (a horse or an animal))[I+adv(up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：～up at dawn 黎明备马;～a pony/a horse 给小马/马装上马鞍;The horse was～d up and ready to move. 马已备好，准备出发。

(2)给加上负担(工作，责任);使背上包袱(give sb sth annoying，difficult to deal with;burden)[T+n+prep(with)]：～industry with a heavy load/one's parents with debts使工业背上沉重的负担/父母背上债务;～sb with extra duties 给某人增加额外的职责;～sb with a job/all the responsibility/ten children/the worst class in the school 让某人做一项工作/负全部责任/抚养10个孩子/教全校最差的班;～sb with looking after the infant 让某人负起照顾婴儿的重担;

→′saddler n 鞍工，马具师;′saddlery n 鞍(马)具;′saddle-bag 褡裢;鞍囊;(挂在自行车车座后的)小包