
saddled(动词 saddle 的过去式/过去分词;也可作形容词)
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She saddled the horse and rode out.
她给马装上马鞍,然后骑着出去了。
He was saddled with extra paperwork after the team leader resigned, which slowed the project down.
组长辞职后,他被迫承担额外的文书工作,结果项目进度被拖慢了。
saddle 源自古英语 sadol(“马鞍、座鞍”),与日耳曼语系相关词同源。后来引申出比喻义:像给马加上鞍具一样,把负担“加到”某人身上,因此有 “be saddled with(背负……)” 的用法。